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Delayed agricultural payments affecting hill and upland commoners
A recent round of meetings with hill and upland farmers has revealed the scale of the hardship affecting those farming the region’s common land in…
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£70,000 funding for National Rural Crime Partnership welcomed
NFU Scotland has welcomed an announcement of £70,000 which will fund a full-time post within Police Scotland to move rural and agricultural crime…
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NFU Cymru calls for 'sensible and practical' rules to accompany introduction of Quarantine Units
NFU Cymru has called for sensible and practical rules to accompany the introduction of Quarantine Units on farms in Wales in its response to a Welsh…
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Calls for urgency on BPS payments as 20% still not paid
NFU Cymru has expressed concern that approximately 20 per cent of farmers are still to receive their BPS part-payments. NFU Cymru has said it is…
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Senior NFU officeholder to visit North Cumbria to listen to concerns over low prices and delayed payments
Farmers from all sectors of the North Cumbrian agricultural industry are suffering from either low prices or a delay in their Basic Payment Scheme…
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Reality of National Living Wage impact on horticulture told to MPs
MPs have met with UK growers to hear directly about the potential impact that the introduction of the National Living Wage will have on horticulture…
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'Biofuel market is crucial for arable farmers', NFU says as further EU legislation looms
The NFU has made the case for biofuels to the Department for Transport today as the UK implementation of EU legislation threatens to further restrain…
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'Without farmers delivering the scheme, Countryside Stewardship will not exist'
Without farmers delivering the scheme, Countryside Stewardship (CS) will not exist – that’s the message the NFU took directly to Farming Minister…
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RPA returns to digital applications for BPS 2016 but NFU wants clarifications on limitations
The NFU welcomes news that the RPA will be returning to digital applications for BPS 2016 but urges them to clarify the limitations of the online…
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NFU calls industry summit on beef and lamb promotion
The NFU is calling on processors, retailers and levy bodies to look at new and innovative ways of marketing beef and lamb. Relevant stakeholders from…
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