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UK’s largest pumpkin festival gets underway as farmers increasingly diversify
When it comes to diversification Farmer Copleys is carving out a niche. The farm, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, has been running its annual pumpkin…
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Summer 2016 saw farmers receive largest share of retail price in two years
Farmers received a larger share of the retail price of beef and lamb in August 2016 than at the same time in the previous two years. This was…
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Arla raises November milk price by 1.49ppl
Arla Foods is raising its milk price to owners by two eurocents per kilogramme (1.49p/litre) from 1 November. This follows increases in both…
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Fake farm brands fuel Tesco's growth amid anger from farming sector
New figures show a return to growth for retailer Tesco amid anger from the farming industry about how 'fake farm brands' helped fuel the growth…
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British farmland 'could offer a safe haven for investment'
British farmland could offer a 'safe haven' for investment at a time when many countries are operating with very low or negative interest rates, say…
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Scottish farmers fear cheaper imports and subsidy removal, says NFUS
Scottish crofters and farmers fear a 'fast removal' of subsidies and an overflow of cheaper imports, according to discussion documents released that…
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Brexit: Lack of financial help stopping young people from taking up farming
A lack of financial backing for young farmers was highlighted as a major inhibitor for young people wanting to get into farming in the next five…
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Sector talks about a new 'three pillar' agricultural policy to replace EU's CAP
The Tenant Farmers Association has met with Defra Secretary Andrea Leadsom to discuss plans for a new three pillar agri-policy to replace the CAP…
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Weakening pound: Unusual market dynamics in Northern-European potato trade
The weakening of the pound's position is affecting the price of British potatoes compared to supplies from Belgium and the Netherlands. "Presently…
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British sheep farmers at 'huge disadvantage' if EU implements new CAP support rules
British sheep farmers could find themselves at a huge competitive disadvantage if the EU implements increased CAP support for livestock farmers when…
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