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Farmers and landowners advised to seek advice about STEPS grants
Farmers and landowners are being advised to check if they will be of eligible for grants from the new Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme…
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NFU Cymru reaction to yesterday’s BPS Statement
Yesterday’s statement by the Deputy Minister brings to an end a period of uncertainty for the industry with regards to how the Basic Payment Scheme…
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Farmland outperforming other assets as prices continue to rise
Over the past 10 years prices of agricultural land in England have trebled to £8,265 an acre, meaning farmland performed stronger than many other…
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Westcountry farmers urged to 'cash-in' on dairy quotas
Milk quotas have been abolished, after more than three decades of EU attempts to control dairy production, leaving Westcountry farmers with a tax…
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Delivery of affordable rural property has been 'woeful' says CLA
The government must ensure rural housing delivery forms a vital part of its plans to accelerate home building, or risk failure of the Housing Bill to…
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Recovery in milk prices... Not until 2016
A recovery in wholesale dairy prices is not likely to occur until 2016. Global milk production is growing at a higher rate than demand and this…
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Chancellor urged to review farmland taxation
The Tenant Farmers Association is urging the Chancellor of the Exchequer to review the taxation of farmland, particularly in relation to farm…
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Food hubs aim to attract investment into rural economy
The government has said that its backed Food Enterprise Zones will create more than 10,000 new jobs and inject investment into rural communities…
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Funding deal for revolutionary AD on-farm system
Devon-based renewable energy company New Generation Biogas (NGB) has agreed a funding deal to build and install three of its anaerobic digester…
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Growing threat of Bovine TB worries insurance market
In the lead up to May’s general election, one issue proved more divisive than any other for rural areas: how best to tackle Bovine TB. Like many…
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