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Government promises Defra millions for Brexit preparations
Prime Minister Theresa May has promised the government's agricultural department will receive millions to help ready for Brexit. As it stands, the…
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Clean Growth Strategy: What it says about agriculture
A government strategy urging a low-carbon future has called for a bigger forest network in rural areas, a new system of agricultural support and…
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Land expert calls for 'grossly unfair' subsidies to be replaced
"Grossly unfair" farm subsidies should be replaced with a new system which allows all farmers the safety net of a basic income, a land and…
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US Agriculture Secretary Perdue arrives in UK to talk Brexit with Gove
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has arrived in the UK to talk about post-Brexit agricultural trade with Defra Secretary Michael Gove. It is…
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UK and EU formally sends proposal to WTO of post-Brexit tariff quota plan
The UK and the EU have formally informed other members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday how they plan to split up WTO-agreed tariff…
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Defra announces Food Marketplace to help UK producers win contracts
Defra has announced a new Food Marketplace to help UK food producers win public sector contracts worth £1.2bn each year. The Food Marketplace has…
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Poorly negotiated trade deals 'risks damage' to Scotland's beef industry
NFU Scotland has briefed Scottish MEP’s about the risks to Scotland’s iconic beef industry of poorly negotiated trade deals. The European Commission…
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Organic farming looks to possibility of uncertain future in new report
The Soil Association has released a report looking into the possibility of an uncertain future for the organic market in the face of Brexit…
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Farm groups warn 'science must come first' as key glyphosate hearings take place
A farming group has said "science must come first" in EU decisions concerning the authorisation of pesticides and plant protection products, or risk…
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Illegal traveller sites have a 'detrimental impact' on rural areas, CLA says
Laws designed to tackle illegal encampments set up by travellers and Gypsies will be scrutinised by the government, over fears the sites have a…
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