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'Act responsibly' as milk quotas end after 30 years
As EU milk quotas come to an end, NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison has urged all countries to act responsibly and collectively in order to…
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Ending EU milk quota 'a threat' to small scale dairy farmers, MEP warns
The EU milk quota regime comes to an end tomorrow, first introduced in 1984 at a time when EU production far outstripped demand, the quota regime was…
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Rooftop solar investment barriers eased
Savills Energy is welcoming moves from DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) to remove key investment barriers from the rooftop solar…
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Removal of solar red tape welcomed by business
News that red tape is being removed from large rooftop solar schemes has pleased Gabriel Wondrausch, the chief of SunGift Solar. “This is excellent…
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Farmers welcome Arla milk price move
Arla has announced that it will increase the price it pays to its UK members by 0.83ppl from March 30. This will take their standard litre price to…
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Scottish dairy plan hopes to gain opportunities in domestic market
Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead published a 25 point plan to help support the Scottish dairy sector on a visit to a dairy producer in Angus…
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National Trust must work with tenant farmers as it launches new strategy, NFU urges
As the National Trust (NT) launches a new £1bn, 10-year strategy to ‘protect the countryside’, the NFU says it is vital they work with their tenant…
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National Trust launches £1bn strategy to protect countryside
The National Trust has launched a £1bn strategy to protect land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 'unsustainable land management' which has…
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Dairy Crest sale review referred back to UK competition authorities
On 6 November 2014 Dairy Crest announced that it had agreed to sell the assets of its Dairies operations to Müller UK & Ireland Group (“Muller”). The…
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Budget 2015: Chancellor champions self-employed in latest Budget
Lincolnshire-based chartered accountants Nicholsons say this year’s Budget shows the growing importance of Britain’s self-employed workers to the…
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