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Chancellor's U-turn on increasing NI contributions a 'welcome relief' to farmers
Plans to increase National Insurance levels for self-employed people - announced in the Budget last week - have been dropped. The Chancellor’s ‘U’…
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Lely to sell its forage business to AGCO to concentrate more on dairy
Dairy and forage machinery company Lely is to sell its forage business to Massey Ferguson parent company AGCO. Chief executive officer Alexander van…
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Global precision agriculture market expected to reach £35.7bn by 2025
The global precision agriculture market is expected to reach $43.4 billion (£35.7bn) by 2025, according to new analysis. According to the report by…
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Scottish farmers face thousands of pounds in fines over cattle tagging failures
Scottish farmers face thousands of pounds of penalties associated with cattle ID and tagging failures, a report has said. An annual round of farm…
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National Insurance Contributions rise 'bad news' for family farms
The announcement by Chancellor Philip Hammond that National Insurance Contributions will rise for the self-employed has been labelled 'bad news' by…
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Fund launched to pay £30,000 legal bill of elderly farmer cleared of GBH
A fundraising drive has opened to pay the legal fees of an elderly farmer cleared of GBH after shooting an intruder in the foot. Kenneth Hugill wept…
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Uncertain time for farmers: Up to 300 creditors owed £15m following collapse of Ely-based Wellgrain Ltd
East Anglian farmers affected by the collapse of a Cambridgeshire-based grain merchants face an uncertain future if they are among the 286 names on a…
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Planning fees to go up by 20 per cent in July with NFU describing move as 'unwelcome'
Farmers and growers are urged to get their planning applications into their local authorities as soon as they can, as planning fees are set to…
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Natural England promises improved service as farmers are urged to apply for Countryside Stewardship 2017
Farmers and land managers are being urged to apply for the Mid-Tier and Higher Tier of Countryside Stewardship, which has opened today (10 March)…
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Hammond defends 'fair' National Insurance hike amid heavy criticism from farmers
Chancellor Philip Hammond has defended plans for a two per cent rise in National Insurance for self-employed workers - arguing it makes the system…
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