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Farmers urged to apply for new woodland grant
Farmers and landowners can now apply for up to £6,800 per hectare to create new woodland on their property for financial and environmental benefits…
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Big British agricultural businesses see revenue fall for second year
Big agricultural businesses in the UK have seen their revenue fall for the second year in a row, according to new figures. The turnover of the…
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Making VAT Digital will force farmers to perform 'quantum leap' change
The government's Making VAT Digital will force many farmers and rural businesses to perform a 'quantum leap' in switching from manual calculation to…
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Optimising farming systems stand out theme for 1st year of Scottish Monitor Farms
Optimising farming systems has emerged as the stand out theme of the first year of the Monitor Farm Scotland programme. Every one of the nine farms…
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Need for better market data 'never clearer' as farmers face milk price cuts
The need for better market data on dairy prices and volumes have "never clearer" as many farmers face price cuts as they go into 2018. Many dairy…
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Brexit is 'greatest threat' to Scottish farming, SNP warns
Brexit has been described as the greatest threat to Scottish agriculture by the country's rural affairs secretary, Fergus Ewing. The rural economy…
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'Excessive' planning fees due to increase by 20 percent in early 2018
Planning fees are due to increase by 20 percent in early 2018 as local authorities take advantage of new legislation. Planning fees were set to…
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Mid-term farmer confidence hits all-time low as more certainty urged
Mid-term confidence has hit an all-time low and confidence for the next 12 months has also taken a hit, according to a new survey. The NFU member…
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Be prepared for adverse weather this Christmas, NFU Mutual warns
A leading insurer has told the farming industry to be prepared for adverse weather on the Christmas period. NFU Mutual said it is on standby to help…
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Arla announces January milk price reduction
Arla’s price for conventional milk for UK farmer owners will reduce by 1.3 pence per litre, taking it to 31ppl pence from 1 January 2018. The full…
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