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Government launches specialist helpline as 550 commoners await BPS 2016 payments
Approximately 550 commoners are still waiting to receive their 2016 BPS payment, with the Government responding by introducing a specialist helpline…
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Post-Brexit farming powers should transition to 'rural devolution deals', Thinktank suggests
Subsidies for farming, which are currently set by the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), should focus on the role of farming in unlocking growth…
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Germany and Netherlands first countries to downgrade eggs from free range to barn
Germany and the Netherlands are the first two countries to downgrade eggs from free range to barn, costing the industry millions of pounds in income…
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Farmland sector encouraged by limited Brexit impact
Although the UK's rural sector has emerged from the political and economic unrest of 2016 relatively unscathed, there is a need to be prepared for…
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EU seeks to reform farm subsidy programme amid criticism
The EU has published a consultation as the first step towards modernising the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Farmers, organisations, or anyone…
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Scientists call on British cooling businesses to help Indian farmers' incomes
Scientists from the University of Birmingham are calling on British cooling businesses to join them in India as part of a research initiative to help…
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First Milk to repay its 1000 farmer owners for fortnight missed milk payments
Dairy organisation First Milk is to repay its 1,000 farmer-owners for a fortnight’s missed milk payments. With effect from 10th February, the…
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Farmers warned subsidy payments may fall 20% after Brexit
The Basic Payment (BPS) subsidy scheme for farmers will probably fall by 20% after Brexit and is likely to continue to decline after 2020, according…
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Brexit: Cheap NZ imports could destroy UK lamb industry, says rural affairs secretary
The British lamb industry could be destroyed by a post-Brexit free trade deal with New Zealand, Welsh rural affairs secretary Lesley Griffiths has…
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Muller to hold March milk price
Muller Milk & Ingredients has frozen its March standard non-aligned milk price. Muller is the first major processor to freeze its price since the…
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