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Eight in 100 English farm businesses generate almost two-thirds of output
Just 8% of England’s farm businesses account for 62% of agricultural output, while almost half generate just 2%, according to newly updated Defra…
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Rural campaigners urge Andy Burnham to deliver 'rural reset'
Rural campaigners have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reset relations with the countryside, putting farm inheritance tax and wider rural policy…
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New Wales grant opens for farm roofing projects
Welsh farmers can now apply for up to £15,000 towards roofing livestock and manure storage areas under the Small Infrastructure Grant. The scheme…
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£296m farm support paid to Scottish farmers and crofters
More than four in five eligible Scottish farmers and crofters have received their Basic Payment and Greening support, with more than £296m paid out…
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Sheep farmers see wool returns climb towards £1/kg
Sheep farmers could finally see wool cover the cost of shearing this season as producer returns continue to recover. British Wool has indicated that…
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Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head
Pig producers are losing around £50 a head and thousands of pigs could be left without contracts from October, as the NPA presses Defra for emergency…
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Final call for farmers seeking up to £2m in peat funding
Farmers and land managers have just hours left to apply for grants worth up to £2 million for projects improving water management on England’s…
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UK farms face £10bn climate loss risk without stronger defences
UK farms could face agricultural losses of more than £10 billion in an extreme climate year unless investment in flood defences and resilience is…
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Farm cost surge sparks fresh warning over food security
Farmers are being squeezed by rising input costs and weaker output prices, prompting the Ulster Farmers’ Union to warn that domestic food production…
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British growers face up to £169m hit from potato crop losses
More than 3.5 million tonnes could be wiped from potato production across Great Britain and four major European growers after drought and extreme…
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