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Businesses claim record allowances for investment in plant and machinery
Businesses claimed £79.7 billion in capital allowances for plant and machinery in 2013/14, the highest total since the recession and up by 19% on the…
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Plan now to combat future volatility, dairy farmers told
Dairy farmers should prepare for price volatility to continue but can do much to make their future successful. That was the message from the latest…
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Cattle prices stabilise after 'volatile year so far'
After a somewhat volatile year so far, prices for prime beef cattle have now settled at a level very similar to that of 12 months ago, according to…
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Agricultural workers expecting pay rise as National Minimum Wage rates increase
80 per cent of employers across all sectors did not know the fines they faced for not paying eligible employees at least the National Minimum Wage…
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Dairy Crest announces milk prices for November
Dairy Crest has confirmed that it will hold the November milk price for its farmers on standard Liquid contracts. This has been agreed with DCD. The…
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'Renewables decision bad', says UFU
The Ulster Farmers Union has criticised a decision by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI) to launch a two week consultation on…
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Farmers facing December income plunge
Farmers are facing a £15 million income plunge this December, due to the weakness of the euro against sterling, which reduces the value of CAP…
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Updated greening guidance to help farmers applying for Basic Payment Scheme
Updated guidance on EU greening rules to help farmers applying for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments in 2016, make their ‘greening’ calculations…
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Is the future bright for UK livestock farmers?
Despite the current significant challenges facing livestock farmers - including cash-flow and volatile prices - the future looks bright provided the…
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Record low fuel prices cut cost of farm production
Fuel price lows and the falling cost of key arable inputs have lowered the average cost of agricultural production in the last 12 months, the latest…
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