The latest Finance news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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“We cannot hide from the fact that 2015 has been a tough year for Welsh farmers with market prices depressed across our key sectors and the impact of…
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Prime Minister David Cameron announced a package of more than £40m to rebuild and improve flood defences in the aftermath of Storm Eva. And he…
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The news that North East farmers are to be given access to the government's Farming Recovery Fund in the wake of the Boxing Day floods has been…
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Farmers hit by Storm Eva flooding in Lancashire and Yorkshire will receive emergency funding of up to £20,000 each, Environment Secretary Elizabeth…
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NFU President Meurig Raymond shares his priorities for the farming sector as we enter 2016 and urges all levels of the government and food supply…
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The first direct farm payments are due to arrive in bank accounts within days, Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed. Around 3,500…
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Dairy Crest confirms that it completed the sale of its Dairies operations to Müller UK & Ireland Group LLP (“Müller”) on 26 December 2015. Mark…
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Beef and sheep farmers wanting to test a new approach to the management of their stock and business are being urged to apply for up to £5,000 under…
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9 in 10 production animal vets now conduct their own post-mortems (PMs) following the closure of some laboratories in the APHA surveillance network…
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Nearly half of all farmers claiming Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments this year have received their money ahead of Christmas, the Rural Payments…
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