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Concerns rise over agricultural anti-avoidance measures
HM Treasury this week announced changes to the rules for losses that can be claimed by a person from a property business with a relevant agricultural…
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RPA starts 2012 round of payments for hill farmers
For the second year running, beef and sheep farmers working some of the most difficult terrain in England are receiving Uplands Transitional Payments…
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Rush for wind turbines as investors save £50,000 plus
The government’s small wind subsidy proposals have created a £50,000 bonus for the ’quickest off their feet’, says Glasgow based farm scale turbine…
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’15m to transform food manufacturing in the UK
From using sound waves to cook, to foods that fill you up faster - up to ’15 million is on offer to anyone who can come up with ways to transform…
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Market Report - 9/3/2012
GRAIN MARKETS - Jonathan Lane, Trading Manager WHEAT Russian 2012/13 grain crop seen only 6-8% in poor condition and indicates country could have…
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Mansion tax proposals concern rural advisors
With the prospect of a new ’mansion tax’ being widely reported as a possible measure in the forthcoming Budget on the 21st March, leading rural…
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DEFRA announces new rural economy grant
DEFRA have announced the new Rural Economy Grant (REG) which provides funding to enable significant "game changing" transformational performance in…
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John Deere dealers in acquisition agreement
The boards of P Tuckwell Ltd and J E Buckle Ltd have today, 1st March 2012, announced that an agreement has been reached for the acquisition of…
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Warren Buffett expects farmland to outperform gold
Warren Buffett has told investors in Berkshire Hathaway that he expects productive assets, like farmland, to outperform unproductive assets, like…
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Agricultural expert questions new funding proposals
An expert from the University of Reading this week addressed the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on new…
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