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NFU's red lines on cost and responsibility sharing
NFU Deputy President Meurig Raymond again rejected Government plans to charge farmers for animal disease control when he spoke at a conference in…
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A vision for the future of combinable crops
Every producer would like to own a crystal ball and be able to foretell the future for their farm, no more so than arable farmers who's fortunes have…
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Affordable rural housing
The crucial importance of affordable housing in the rural areas of Wales has today been highlighted by NFU Cymru. Dai Davies, President of NFU Cymru…
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Hard work pays off as NFU welcomes decision on bid for quota compensation
The NFU has welcomed Defra's decision to accept the application to relinquish 13.5 per cent of the UK sugar quota in return for compensation. It…
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Eu labelling a mixed bag says NFU
EU proposals on food labelling are a mixed bag for British farmers and growers, according to the NFU. On the plus side, the NFU has welcomed the…
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Bitter disappointment as milk co-op merger talks called off
The NFU today expressed bitter disappointment at the news that merger talks between the co-operatives First Milk and Milk Link had been abandoned…
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Full marks for why farming matters teaching packs
Teaching packs aimed at reconnecting children with how their food is produced have gone to the top of the class after all 15,000 copies were snapped…
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Income figures reveal dangerously unbalanced farming industry
The farm income figures for 2007, published by Defra today, provide a snapshot of an increasingly unbalanced industry, says the NFU, with arable…
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Farm incomes up by 8.7%, but 'unbalanced'
Figures published by Defra today (31 Jan) reveal farm incomes in the UK for 2007 have risen by 8.7 per cent in real terms to £13,349/head, but the…
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Manchester Bluetongue scare should act as wake up call says NFU
Livestock farmers in the North West collectively breathed a huge sigh of relief on Monday after results of a suspected case of Bluetongue on a farm…
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