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Prince Charles launches scheme to help small farmers
Vulnerable small farms across the UK will get free business support and one-to-one guidance from a new scheme launched today by the Prince's…
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Arla launches business strategy to make it a 'household brand by 2020'
Arla Foods, the country’s largest dairy company, has unveiled an ambitious business strategy, to make Arla a 'household brand by 2020' and grow its…
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Monsanto turns down Bayer's $64bn offer
Monsanto, the Missouri-based maker of genetically modified crop seeds, has rejected a revised takeover bid by Bayer of Germany as 'too cheap'. This…
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Inquiry finds Defra guilty of publishing misleading milk price statistics
The outcome of a statistical inquiry into the publication of milk price statistics concluded that Defra published misleading information earlier in…
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€500m EU dairy aid package 'far from enough to overcome the crisis', warns European Milk Board
The measures adopted by the EU's Agriculture Council to give €500 million is "far from enough to overcome the crisis," according to the European Milk…
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Leading Wiltshire farm business set for further growth with £1.2m fund package
Leading Wiltshire farm business Steve Benson Farming is set for further growth following agreement on a new £1.2 million funding package from…
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Wales’ food and drink in strong position to meet post-Brexit challenges, says Cabinet Secretary
The latest figures show the Welsh food and drink industry reported a £6.1bn turnover in 2015 and is on course to meet the Government’s target of a…
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€500 million EU aid package will 'mean little at individual farm level'
The Ulster Farmers' Union says the package tabled by the EU Commission to alleviate the impact of the EU wide agricultural crisis is 'positive' but…
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Lloyds Bank hatches new loan to mirror egg productivity cycle
Lloyds Bank Agriculture has launched a new loan specifically designed for egg producers. Aimed at providing lending to fund replacement pullets, the…
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EU unveils €500m support package for farmers including incentives to reduce milk production
The European Commission has outlined a new support package worth €500 million for European farmers. The package, from EU funds, has been unveiled to…
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