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New Lloyds finance scheme targets hurdles in shift to sustainable farming
Lloyds Bank has launched a new loan aimed at supporting farmers through the shift to sustainable and regenerative agriculture, in a move the bank…
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EFRA chair: IHT changes could 'break up farms' and hit UK food security
Incoming inheritance tax reforms risk “breaking up farms” and weakening the agricultural sector, the chair of parliament’s Environment, Food and…
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Drought and heat slash UK harvest, costing arable farmers £828m
UK arable farmers are facing an estimated £828 million hit to revenues after one of the worst harvests on record, with new analysis warning that…
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Global dairy prices slide again as GDT sees sharpest fall since September
Global dairy markets took another bruising this week, as the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction recorded its sharpest fall since September. It…
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Westminster approves farm tax move as industry pleas fall flat
The government has pushed ahead with its controversial “family farm tax” plans after comfortably winning the vote on Resolution 50 of the Finance…
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Dairy farmers hit as First Milk confirms significant new year price cut
First Milk has confirmed it will cut its milk price by 3.6p per litre from January, taking the standard manufacturing litre to 32.25ppl including the…
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Farming sector backs £1.5bn skills pledge as NFU flags training shortfalls
The NFU has welcomed the chancellor’s decision to inject £1.5 billion into skills and apprenticeships, calling it a positive move for farming but…
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UK milk prices fall again as Arla and Muller respond to surging supply
Two of the UK’s major milk processors — Arla and Müller — are cutting farmgate prices as soaring global milk volumes continue to force markets…
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Pig numbers up 13% as Cranswick powers on with £89m investment drive
Cranswick has delivered another strong set of results, reporting sharp increases in profits, revenue and pig numbers during the first half of its…
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£16k raised in a day after farmers' tractors seized in Budget Day protest
More than £16,000 has poured into a GoFundMe appeal within 24 hours after a fundraiser was launched to help farmers whose tractors were seized during…
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