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Rural Affairs Secretary announces £48m funding for agriculture sector
Scotland will remain at the forefront of ground-breaking advances in farming and food production as a result of continued Scottish Government funding…
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European Investment Bank meetings used to send 'positive role' message to farming sector
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has used meetings with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to send a clear signal to the EIB that the Union wants the bank…
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Stock sold through auction marts continues to increase
Numbers of livestock sold through auction marts continues to increase according to sales figures for England and Wales for 2015 from the Livestock…
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NFU Mutual profited £281m in 2015 despite challenging circumstances
NFU Mutual, the UK’s leading rural insurer, has turned in a healthy set of results for the year in a very challenging environment. On the general…
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84% of all eligible farmers have received 2015 BPS payment
Over 72,700 farmers (almost 84% of all eligible claims) have now received their 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments, bringing the total paid out…
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New working group to tackle 'undoubted challenge' Land Reform will bring
NFU Scotland is to introduce a new technical short life working group in response to the 'undoubted challenge' the Land Reform Bill implementation…
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Scottish Land Reform Bill 'rushed and disappointing'
Legislation to transform how land is used and governed has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Land Reform Bill will allow ministers to…
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First Milk converts farmers' loan capital into equity
During the last nine months First Milk has implemented a turnaround plan to stabilize the business for the benefit of members. At the same time, the…
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Voluntary milk supply reduction scheme 'more smoke and mirrors'
Ulster Farmers’ Union president, Ian Marshall, has said he is encouraged by key parts of the European Commission plan to tackle the crisis on…
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'Supply chain must address dairy challenge and ensure producers are paid high milk price'
NFU Scotland has taken part in two important dairy meetings this week, seeking a more co-ordinated approach to the unprecedented crisis currently…
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