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UK offshore project could impact 200 farmers
An offshore wind turbine project in East Lincolnshire could have a direct impact on around 200 farmers, says Alice Mesney of Strutt & Parker…
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Urgent action vital to close payment gap on BPS, says NFU
Defra and the RPA must step up efforts to increase the number of farm businesses who will receive BPS payments by the end of December and into…
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Rural businesses urged to tidy up loose ends as part of forward tax planning for the New Year
It has been an interesting 12 months on the tax front as HMRC continues to clamp down on tax avoidance albeit at the affluent end of the scale. Being…
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30,000 payments due on 1st of December as RPA confirms BPS payments set to begin
As part of its commitment to pay more than half of all farmers by the end of the year, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has announced that around…
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First Milk agrees sale of Glenfield Dairy to Graham’s
Following the completion of a full strategy review, First Milk is announcing that it has agreed to sell its Glenfield Dairy business based in Fife…
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'Innovation and modernisation must become cornerstone of rural development'
"Rural and intermediate regions, which constitute 91% of the EU's territory, are home to 61% of the EU's population, produce 43% of gross value added…
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Record year for UK forestry says latest industry report
Tilhill Forestry has joined forces with John Clegg & Co to launch this year’s UK Forest Market Report (FMR) which gives both the buyer’s and seller’s…
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'Rapid adoption of fifth carbon budget essential for business'
Further to the publication today of the Committee on Climate Change’s advice to government on the fifth carbon budget, the Aldersgate Group called on…
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'Defra facing 15% cut to budget' - industry wide reaction to the Spending Review
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne used his Autumn Statement and Spending Review to detail £20bn in budget cuts, including a 15% cut to…
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Remove 'incompetent' Hogan, Milk Board chairman urges Commission
The situation for dairy farmers 'deteriorates every day' and with the European Commission denying the existence of a crisis, the Commissioner…
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