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Dairy Crest announces 'good growth' and milk price increase
Dairy Crest has announced that it is increasing the milk price it pays to its farmers by 0.5 pence per litre to 32ppl from 1st December 2017. The…
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RPA boss publicly acknowledges shortcomings in BPS payments
The chief executive of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has publicly acknowledged shortcomings in the agency on how it manages farm support payments…
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Tenant farmers 'need investment' to drive productivity after Brexit
Tenant farmers can increase their productivity and efficiency after Brexit providing the sector receives "much needed investment", according to the…
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Weak pound is a 'double edged' sword for farmers, farm specialist says
Latest Government figures indicate that farm incomes in the UK have grown, but this is only one side of the story when it comes to Brexit, according…
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Review looking at farm subsidy allocation to be held amid growing row
An independent review looking at the allocation of CAP farm subsidies in the UK is to be held after a widening rift between devolved nations over…
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Business case for farm energy and agri-tech highlighted ahead of Budget
The business case for on-farm energy such as anaerobic digestion and agri-tech has been highlighted ahead of the Autumn Budget. In advance of the…
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Death bed tax planning could save farmers 'hundreds of thousands'
Death bed tax planning could save farmers hundreds of thousands of pounds through reduced Inheritance Tax and Capitals Gains Tax, according to…
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Brexit 'is great opportunity' for British farming industry, CLA says
Brexit is an opportunity to deliver a more profitable farming industry, according to a rural organisation which has released a new publication…
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Mental health support remains top of farming union's charitable agenda
The Alzheimer's Society and the Farming Community Network will be the focus of a farming union's charitable cause. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)…
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EU dairy sector in 'chronic poor state' due to CAP mechanism failure
Dairy farmers have insisted that their sector remains in a chronic poor state because the Common Agricultural Policy lacks a mechanism to prevent…
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