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Scottish farmers pondering early retirement due to Brexit, says report
One in five Scottish farmers may retire early due to fears over Brexit, according to a Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) survey. Over half of those…
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Supermarkets warn government: 'British food industry will suffer without single market'
British farmers and leading supermarkets have written an open letter urging the government to secure tariff-free access to the European single market…
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Dairy Crest announces January milk price increase of 2ppl with further lift in February
Dairy Crest is announcing a 2ppl increase from 1 January 2017 followed by a further 2ppl increase from 1 February 2017. This has been agreed with…
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Muller to add further 2.5ppl to milk price in the new year
Müller will start the new year by adding a further 2.5ppl to the milk price it offers farmers, building on its 2ppl uplift which takes effect from 1…
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First Milk increases A milk prices for December
First Milk has confirmed A price increases for December. The increases are as follows: Midlands & East Wales pool increases by 2.50ppl; all other…
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Northern Ireland launches £11m rural development fund
The Northern Irish government has launched an £11million rural investment scheme in Newry, Mourne and Down. The Mourne, Gullion and Lecale Rural…
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Brexit: UK farming could suffer with free trade deals, NFU president urges Leadsom
UK farm production 'must not be sacrificed' in free trade deals post-Brexit, NFU president Meurig Raymond said as he met Defra secretary Andrea…
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Auction raises over £11,000 for three farming charities
Three charities which help farmers and rural businesses have received a total amount of £11,400 thanks to a charity auction. Representatives from…
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UK farmers set to receive £33m from unused EU crisis reserve
European farmers eligible for direct payments are set to receive £371m which was levied from farmers last year to increase the European Union's…
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'Very sad day': Legal error sees Scottish tenant farmers evicted after 22 years
Two brothers have been evicted from a farm in Arran, Scotland after more than twenty years after a 'legal error' made in 2003. With the UK Supreme…
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