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Final deadline to apply for BPS 2016 fast approaching
With the final deadline to apply for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) a week away, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is urging farmers to apply as…
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Rural Economy Secretary pledges to resolve CAP payment problems as number one priority
Scottish Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has pledged to make resolving the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payment problems his first and…
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Future dairy producers 'must know cost of production and know the market' in order to survive well
Dairy farmers must know the cost of production on a rolling basis, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) chairman, Mike King said…
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Potential for EU loans and guarantees to boost agriculture highlighted at Madrid conference
The potential for Financial Instruments to provide a major boost to future investment in the EU agricultural sector was highlighted by a range of…
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Global food commodity markets are on a stable path for the year ahead, says UN
Global food commodity markets are on a stable path for the year ahead, with solid production prospects and abundant stocks pointing to a broadly…
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Poor spring adds cost to sheep production and instability with prices
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has met with the NI Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) to discuss concerns about lamb price stability and other matters of…
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University of Bath scientist wins £240,000 to improve bTB vaccine
A University of Bath scientist has been awarded a £240,000 grant to work on developing an improved vaccine against bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). Dr Jean…
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'We are sorry': Fergus Ewing apologises for EU payment delays
New Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing says the Scottish government is "sorry" about delays processing EU payments to farmers, but said "we are…
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Jack's Journey: Livestock auction market adventure raises money for farming charities
For a summer holiday with a difference, Jack Walton, Head Boy 2015-16 of Worcestershire’s Hanley Castle High School, is travelling the length of the…
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Thousands of struggling farmers still await BPS payments seven months down the line
Seven months after the window for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments opened, thousands of farmers are still waiting for their full payment. About…
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