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Government launches crackdown on unfair crops contracts
After years of being squeezed by uneven contracts and opaque pricing, Britain’s arable farmers may finally gain stronger protections as ministers…
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Scotland's Future Farming Scheme sparks backlash amid calls for full disclosure
The Scottish Conservatives have accused the Scottish government of keeping farmers “in the dark” over how grants were awarded under its flagship…
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'Grey belt' policy puts prime farmland in firing line, charity warns
England’s best farmland is increasingly being lined up for housing under the government’s ‘grey belt’ policy, with new CPRE research showing that…
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Bill to toughen livestock worrying laws clears Lords amid surge in dog attacks
A long-awaited law to crack down on livestock worrying is set to come into force after the House of Lords unanimously backed new legislation and sent…
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'Serious risk' to family farms as dairy incomes collapse across Wales
A sharp plunge in dairy prices has triggered alarm, with the Farmers’ Union of Wales warning that some family farms now face losses running into…
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Senedd backs sweeping climate and farm reforms in 'historic' Welsh vote
Wales has pushed ahead with sweeping climate and agriculture reforms as the Senedd approved regulations ministers describe as a “historic” turning…
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NFU: Secure a workable EU SPS deal or risk disrupting UK food production
The NFU has urged ministers to secure a workable SPS deal with the EU, warning that poorly managed alignment risks disrupting food production unless…
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EFRA chair: IHT changes could 'break up farms' and hit UK food security
Incoming inheritance tax reforms risk “breaking up farms” and weakening the agricultural sector, the chair of parliament’s Environment, Food and…
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Lib Dems unveil 'Farm First' proposal to tackle ageing workforce
Liberal Democrats have launched a major new food security plan warning that Britain risks a “lost generation of farmers” unless urgent action is…
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Westminster approves farm tax move as industry pleas fall flat
The government has pushed ahead with its controversial “family farm tax” plans after comfortably winning the vote on Resolution 50 of the Finance…
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