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Call for UK-wide food law as fertiliser and fuel prices soar
Farming groups are calling for a new legislative framework to strengthen domestic food production, as soaring fertiliser and fuel costs threaten UK…
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Protest hits Downing Street over fears of chlorinated chicken in UK
A banner carrying more than 150,000 names was unveiled outside Downing Street, as pressure mounts on the government not to relax UK food standards…
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MPs taken from Westminster to farm frontline as cost pressures bite
MPs have been taken out of Westminster and into the realities of British farming, as rising costs and policy pressures continue to mount for the…
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Pig sector warns EU reset could weaken UK biosecurity defences
Fresh warnings over illegal meat imports have intensified pressure on the government to avoid weakening UK border controls in any post-Brexit reset…
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Stormont unites on bovine TB — but farmers demand action now
Stormont has finally united on bovine TB — but farmers in Northern Ireland say years of delay must now give way to urgent action. The industry has…
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NFU Cymru warns Wales could lose ground without access to gene editing
Welsh farmers risk falling behind the rest of the UK without access to gene editing, NFU Cymru has warned, as the Senedd election approaches. Farmers…
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Farmers delay mass protest while pushing for emergency support bill
Plans for a UK-wide farmer protest over tax and fuel costs have been paused at a critical moment, as campaigners shift focus towards political talks…
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Union warns food supply at risk as costs surge and retailers lag
UK food production is at risk unless supermarkets respond to rising farm costs, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned. The union has called on…
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Call for emergency soil scheme as arable sector faces worst year in decades
Arable farmers could stop planting crops this autumn without urgent support, as the sector faces its worst financial year in at least two decades…
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Iran-linked disruption fuels calls to delay UK carbon border tax
Farmers warn a new carbon tax on fertiliser imports could further squeeze margins and threaten UK food production. The NFU is calling on the…
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