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'The greatest hazard': Farmer retells farm fire experience to raise awareness
A fourth generation farmer has retold his farm fire experience as new figures show £4.6m worth of farm fire insurance claims were made in 2016 in the…
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'Rural resilience': Gove outlines future vision for farming post-Brexit
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has used the Oxford Farming Conference to outline his vision for British farming post-Brexit. Speaking at the…
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RPA achieves target of 90% of BPS claimants paid by end of December
91 percent of BPS claims in England have been paid in December, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) confirms. More than 76,500 (91%) of farmers in…
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Gove 'must end agricultural land used as tax haven' - Greens
The Green Party has urged Defra Secretary Michel Gove to end the use of agricultural land as a 'tax haven'. Green Party MEP Molly Scott Cato said she…
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Industry reaction to Gove's farm subsidy announcement
Michael Gove's call for a move away from farming "subsidies for inefficiency" in a speech on his vision for the future of farming has attracted a…
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Certainty urged for 8,000 people still waiting for BPS claims
The Rural Payments Agency has been urged to provide certainty for over 8,000 farmers who are still waiting for their BPS claims in the form of…
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Gove announces plans to change farm subsidies in 'green Brexit' overhaul
Farmers will receive money to make improvements to the environment under a new system of subsidies, Defra Secretary Michael Gove has announced. In a…
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UK could join Pacific free-trade group after Brexit, government says
Britain could join a Pacific free-trade group after Brexit, according to reports from the Department for International Trade. The UK could join the…
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Farmers should be paid for services which benefit society, report states
Farmers should get paid for a range of benefits and services that society needs, such as healthy soils and clean water, according to a new report…
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Muller announces milk price hold until March
Dairy giant Muller has confirmed that farm gate milk prices will be held until March 1st with no change for February. While seen as welcome news, the…
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