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UK farming unions buy time for farmers on new rodenticides training
UK farming unions have secured the option for farmers to use their farm assurance scheme membership as ‘proof of competence’ as the Health and Safety…
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Farming with dyslexia campaign marks one year anniversary
NFU Scotland’s Farming with Dyslexia campaign is celebrating its first year anniversary by setting objectives to continue to develop the successful…
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Neonicotinoid emergency use application approved
The NFU has secured the emergency use of neonicotinoid seed treatments providing much needed protection from the pest cabbage stem flea beetle for…
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NFU asks government for 'living wage' assessment
The NFU is urging Defra to fully assess the consequences for the farming industry of introducing a National Living Wage, and especially the impact on…
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CAP simplification – NFU statement
Defra Secretary Liz Truss today laid out her proposals on how CAP should be simplified. Here is the NFU response: NFU President Meurig Raymond said…
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NFU asks ‘who’s backing British lamb?’
According to AHDB’s latest Lamb Watch survey published today, British lamb accounted for 73 per cent of facings in the major supermarkets in June…
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EU CAP simplification – real benefits needed for Welsh farmers
There is an urgent need to ensure that the EU CAP simplification exercise provides real benefits to farmers on the ground in Wales - that is the…
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NFU Cymru joins forces with consumer power of WI in Wales
NFU Cymru and The National Federation of Women's Institutes Wales are today joining forces. Together their members will use their consumer power to…
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‘Stop the Cull’ movement leader appeal dismissal highlights value of injunction for protecting farmers, says NFU
The Court of Appeal’s unanimous dismissal of an animal rights activist’s appeal after he was found in breach of a High Court injunction reinforces…
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Do you know your Large Skippers, Common Blues and Small Coppers?
The NFU are encouraging members to showcase the biodiversity on their farms by taking part in the Big Butterfly Count. Organised by the charity…
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