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Government urged to 'rural proof' future policies
The Countryside Alliance has called for "rural proofing" to become a reality when political decisions are made because farmers and the wider industry…
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'Categorically untrue': Farming standards won't slip after Brexit, Fox will say
It is “categorically untrue" that food and farming standards will be lowered as the UK leaves the European Union, Liam Fox will say today. Speaking…
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Ulster Farmers' Union joins 21 organisations in call to secure labour
The Ulster Farmers' Union is among 21 organisations in Northern Ireland calling for regional flexibility around migrant labour policies. Shrinking…
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Report blames politicians for 'succumbing to pressure' from meat producers
Politicians have "succumbed to pressure" from meat producers in a bid to "restrict" market growth of meat-free alternatives, a new report suggests…
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Independent review to examine ways to make farm funding 'fair' post-Brexit
An independent review is to be set up to scrutinise how farm funding should be distributed around the UK after Brexit. The Government has announced…
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Lords to ask Gove why Defra is at 'high risk' in no-deal Brexit
The House of Lords is set to grill Michael Gove on why his department is at “high risk” in a no-deal Brexit. It comes as the National Audit Office…
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Decades of poor farm profitability must be addressed post-Brexit, TFA says
Principles of a new productivity scheme to sit alongside the proposed environmental land management scheme have been released by a farm group. The…
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Gove guarantees agri funding will not be 'Barnettised' post-Brexit
Post-Brexit agricultural payments for Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh farmers will not be set using the Barnett Formula, Michael Gove has…
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Global agri-tech firms to help drive investment in British farming
Global agri-tech companies met with the Government to drive further investment into the British farming industry. The companies, which included the…
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Producer organisation funding guaranteed until end of Parliament
Producer organisations will continue to be funded until the end of the current parliament, regardless of the outcome of negotiations with the EU…
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