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Tesco to pay farmers more for milk used in cheese production
Following further meetings this week, First Milk has confirmed the recent announcement that Tesco will be paying its Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group…
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'Farmers are not immune from the Government’s pension plans'
“Farmers need to ensure that they are taking heed of new pension regulations, which require employers to provide pensions for all workers,” says…
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NFU Cymru seeks clarity from Welsh Government on possible Advanced CAP Payments
NFU Cymru has today written to the Deputy Minister, Rebecca Evans, to ask whether the Welsh Government will be in a position to make part CAP…
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Rural crime's £800m bill: Figure 'dwarfs' earlier estimates
The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN), a coalition of Police and Crime Commissioners, has released the results of its first ever major rural crime…
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NFU voices concerns about proposed cuts to Feed in Tariffs
NFU Scotland has written to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) voicing concerns about proposed cuts to Feed in Tariffs (FITs). In a…
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NFU welcomes progress but calls for transparent timeline on CAP payments
The Rural Payments Agency appears to be making good progress in processing claims but must be more transparent with its timeline for delivering BPS…
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Largest ever survey of crime in rural areas reveals an unprecedented £800m crime bill
The National Rural Crime Network’s survey of over 17,000 people living and working in rural areas throughout England and Wales suggests the true cost…
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Averaging rules for farm profits likely to be extended
New rules for averaging which look set to be introduced in April 2016, and which will apply to unincorporated farm and market gardening businesses…
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Future of pig industry in doubt as poor prices driven further down
Ulster Farmers’ Union pork and bacon chairman, Jonny Cuddy, has warned that the future of the pig industry in Northern Ireland is again in doubt…
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Leicester farm more than doubles green energy output with bank support
A Leicester farm that invested in an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in 2012 has installed two additional tanks and more than doubled its energy…
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