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Dairy confidence 'has collapsed', says union leader
Political leaders need to come up with strategies which deal with the severe collapse in farmgate milk prices, according to Farmers' Union of Wales…
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Beware pitfalls when housing farm workers
Farmers with workers’ cottages must be careful not to lose valuable Inheritance Tax and VAT reliefs, rural accountants have warned. Many farmers…
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'We must fight or lose the dairy industry'
"We must be positive going forward, but don't for a minute believe we're in a scenario where we can sit and wait. If we don't stand up and fight for…
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US dairy farmers enroll in new margin protection programme
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that more than 23,000 of dairy operations – over half of all dairy farms in…
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Dairy crisis: Number of farmers halved in a decade
The number of dairy farmers in England and Wales has halved in just over a decade with 60 farmers giving up producing milk in December alone – a rate…
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First Milk urged to meet with suppliers
First Milk have been urged to meet with their milk suppliers as a matter of priority by the National Farmers' Union. After face-to-face talks with…
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Farmers meet with First Milk over 'unacceptable' payment delays
The NFU is having urgent talks with First Milk after the co-operative announced that it was delaying the next milk payment by two weeks. First Milk’s…
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2015: The year ahead for the beef market
2014 has been a “rocky old year” for the beef industry but better prices are on the cards for 2015 due to an expected shortage in cattle numbers. The…
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Asda milk price cut: 'huge blow to dairy industry'
Asda has announced that they’re making price cuts to thousands of their products in the first quarter of 2015. However, this news will come as a huge…
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Scottish farmers invited to register for online funding
Farmers and crofters across Scotland are being invited to register for a new online system for rural funding called Rural Payments and Services. The…
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