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Focus on building public's confidence in British produce, Henson tells farmers
Celebrity farmer Adam Henson encouraged farmers to focus on building the public’s confidence in their produce in 2019 at a major annual agricultural…
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Leaving EU provides farmers with 'world of opportunity', Gove says
Leaving the European Union provides British farmers with a “world of opportunity”, Michael Gove said at one of the industry's biggest events of the…
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Pig producers urge MPs to back May's Brexit deal as crucial vote looms
Pig producers are urging MPs to back Theresa May’s Brexit agreement ahead of a critical rescheduled vote in mid-January. The prospects of the UK…
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Two thirds of Brits want 'illegal' food products banned post-Brexit
Two thirds of British people want an import ban on 'illegal' food products like foie gras and chlorinated chicken after the UK leaves the EU, a new…
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National conversation about food and farming needed in 2019, NFU says
The NFU is advocating a national conversation about food and farming as next year will be 'pivotal' for the industry, the union has said in its new…
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NFU brings industry together to discuss no deal Brexit
The NFU brought more than 70 representatives from the agri-food supply chain together in London in December to discuss the impacts of the UK leaving…
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Livestock sector raises concerns about £30,000 wage threshold
Sheep farmers have highlighted their concerns about the impact on the livestock sector of the £30,000 wage threshold for skilled labour in new…
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NFU Cymru uses Christmas message to highlight dangers of a 'no deal' Brexit
Welsh farming is “staring into the abyss” of a 'no deal' Brexit scenario, which would see farmers locked out of their largest and closest export…
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Green watchdog will support farmers to care for the environment, says CLA
The Government has published plans for a new post-Brexit watchdog for green standards which will oversee farmers' environmental measures. Defra…
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Minimum salary threshold for migrants 'risks no vets in abattoirs'
The proposed salary thresholds for skilled migrants post-Brexit may threaten the status of EU vets carrying out “critical” work in UK…
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