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Flexibility is the key to working time directive
WThe European Parliament has voted to take away the UK’s opt-out of the 48 hour working week despite strong recommendations from the NFU to vote…
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NFU lobbying sees Home Office announce increase in SAWS quota
Lobbying by the NFU has seen Home Office minister Phil Woolas announce an increase in the size of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme quota…
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NFU meets banks to highlight impact of credit crunch on farming
The NFU has met with leading lending banks to highlight the concerns of farmers and growers about the tightening of access to credit and the impact…
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Deep dis-satisfaction with NVZ announcement
Deeply dis-satisfied is how NFU Cymru feels following the Welsh Assembly Government’s decision today to increase the amount of Wales classified as…
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NFU switches tack on TB legal challenge
The NFU will no longer be pursuing a judicial review of the Secretary of State’s announcement on wildlife culling licences as part of TB control…
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NFU restates climate change views ahead of committee report
The NFU has restated its views on what it hopes the Government’s Committee on Climate Change will cover in its report which is due to be published…
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Help for IPPC producers
The NFU is hosting a series of workshops at Stoneleigh, York, Taunton and Newmarket to help IPPC pig and poultry producers who, in the next year…
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Flexibility the key
The NFU have called for flexibility as Natural England announced a new approach to green farming schemes which will target money at the country’s…
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Membership numbers up at NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru has cemented its place as the largest farming organisation in Wales with a massive growth in membership numbers during its centenary year…
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Retailers must take the lead in fair pricing customers and suppliers
With Britain facing its sharpest economic downturn in 30 years, the NFU is calling on the country’s largest retailers to take the lead in a new…
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