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Farm profitability could drop from £38k to £15k a year under bad Brexit deal
Average farm profitability could drop from £38,000 to £15,000 a year in the worst case scenario as a result of policy and performance challenges that…
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'Recognise and protect' Scottish agricultural influence in Brexit talks, union says
Farming union NFU Scotland has called for politicians to "recognise and protect" the economic and environmental contribution of Scottish agriculture…
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Alarm bells ring for farming industry as PM tells UK to prepare for 'no deal' Brexit scenario
The Prime Minister has cautioned the British public to prepare for a 'no deal' scenario when leaving the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May said the…
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Deadline approaches to fill in EU labour survey for UK pig industry
There are now just a few days left to fill in an EU labour survey, which will help the pig industry inform the Government on its post-Brexit labour…
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Gordon Ramsay's 'lazy Britain' remark resonates with farmers' lack of labour fears
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has called British people lazy – saying that an influx of foreign workers in the country proves it. He said Brexit will…
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Farming union challenges Defra's post-movement testing stance
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has written to Defra to challenge its stance on post-movement testing rules. The challenge surrounds the movement…
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£1.5m boost for Welsh red meat exports announced
The Welsh government has awarded £1.5m to support the Welsh red meat industry after Brexit. The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths…
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MPs to discuss giving Yorkshire more regional powers
Yorkshire could move a step closer to grabbing more regional powers as MPs prepare to discuss the issue this week. Yorkshire could get a powerful…
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UN Convention on food and farming needed to 'save the planet', CIWF warns
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has called for a new UN Convention on food and farming in order to "save the planet". The call comes as CIWF…
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Trump administration rejects PM's post-Brexit agriculture deal with EU
The US has opposed a deal between the UK and EU to split agricultural import quotas, one of Theresa May’s key plans for a fluid Brexit. Seven…
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