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Food worth £60m wasted due to lack of workers, NFU warns
Food worth more than £60 million has been wasted because there aren't enough workers to pick, pack and process crops, the NFU has warned. The union's…
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Government urged to do more to support production of local food
The government has been told to do more to support small-scale farmers in producing local food, including access to the new environmental land…
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Lib Dems call for strategy for farming amid UK drought conditions
The government has been urged to draw up a strategy to ensure farmers can continue to water their crops as the UK braces for drought conditions until…
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UK farmers will be 'negatively impacted' with New Zealand trade deal
New Zealand farmers will see far greater benefits compared to UK farmers after the post-Brexit trade deal was struck earlier this year, according to…
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Egg sector worry following committee's inquiry into UK-Australia FTA
The egg sector has warned of sub-standard imports after an influential parliamentary committee conducted an inquiry into the trade deal the UK has…
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Farmers 'seriously concerned' over labour shortages, NFU warns
Farmers and growers are 'seriously concerned' about how they will get the workforce they need to operate, the NFU has warned as a review into labour…
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India trade deal could bring spike in toxic pesticides in UK food, report warns
UK consumers could face dramatic increases in ‘highly hazardous pesticides’ (HHPs) in food if the government rushes through a trade deal with India…
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Ex CEO of G's Fresh to chair review into farm labour shortages
Defra has announced industry veteran John Shropshire as chair of a review into labour shortages in the food supply chain, as the government admitted…
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Farm unable to fulfil £150,000 of business due to Brexit port changes
A Dorset farm has suspended more than £150,000 of orders and may be forced to abandon any future activity in Europe because of post-Brexit changes at…
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Tougher new rules seek to crack down on illegal hare coursing
Tough new measures to tackle hare coursing come into force today, with anyone caught participating in the crime now facing an unlimited fine and up…
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