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Research project aims to make renewables cheaper than coal
An international research project has been set up with the aim of making renewable energy more affordable than coal within a decade. The Global…
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Initiative aims to help farmers with succession plans
Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual has joined forces with Cornwall’s Rural Business School and the University of Exeter’s Centre for Rural Policy…
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Family divided over ownership of farm: Rural succession
A rural law expert has highlighted the importance of good succession planning for farming families after a high profile case which has seen a family…
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Don’t let mites and insect pests eat into your profits
Predicting what is going to happen to wheat prices is a challenge, but in such a volatile market, some growers will want to keep their wheat in store…
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Deputy Minister Rebecca Evans meets Mike Gallacher of First Milk
Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farms and Food in the Welsh Government, this week met with Mike Gallacher, First Milk CEO. The turnaround plan for…
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Union attacks Farming Minister's stance on solar power
The new Conservative government appears to be preparing to implement cuts for large scale wind and solar farms. Last month, Farming Minister George…
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Should local councils own farms?
Councils have no business owning farms according to the Tax Payers' Alliance who recently published assets owned by local authorities which included…
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Dairy farm boycott 'ridiculous', says CLA President
It is vitally important that major supermarkets do not succumb to this 'ridiculous and poorly targeted boycott' of dairy farms, according to Country…
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Choose BPS currency carefully, says bank
With the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application deadline looming across Scotland and England, and currency markets affecting most sectors, there’s…
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US farmland market 'outperforming other real estate assets'
The US farmland market has outperformed other US real estate assets over the past 15 years recording an average total return of 13% for agricultural…
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