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Gove: Brexit 'means leaving environmentally damaging and socially unjust' CAP
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has said Brexit would mean leaving behind the EU's 'environmentally damaging and socially unjust' Common Agricultural…
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British farmers will be able to sell more pigs' ears after Brexit, Gove states
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has said British farmers will be able to sell more pigs' ears after Brexit. Mr Gove told a fringe meeting at the…
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'Disgraceful': Foreign sugar company sponsors Conservative conference
The Conservative Party has come under fire from angry farmers on social media after allowing a major US sugar company to sponsor its conference in…
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NFU sets out three-phase approach to move away from CAP
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has today set out a three-phase approach to move from the current system of farm support under the CAP to a new…
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Farming industry calls for glyphosate to be reauthorised amid crunch talks
Farming bodies across the EU have stepped up action to call for glyphosate to be re-authorised for fifteen years after the EFSA gave a positive…
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Northern Irish farmers 'reassured' after meeting with Gove
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has "reassured" the Northern Irish farming industry following news that local exports could "collapse" if the UK fails…
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Gove in Northern Ireland to calm concerns over potential 'collapse' in farming post-Brexit
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has visited Northern Ireland to discuss the future of the food and farming industries outside the EU amid increasing…
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European Parliament MEPs bar Monsanto lobbyists
MEPs have agreed that Monsato lobbyists should be barred from the European Parliament after the company refused to attend a hearing on allegations…
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Government urged not to put rural economy at disadvantage with 25-year environment plan
The Government has been urged not to put the rural economy at a disadvantage with its 25-year environment plan. The Natural Capital Committee has…
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Pig industry calls on Defra to delay new emissions standards
The pig industry has called on government to delay the introduction of new emissions levels, which is feared could unfairly penalise some pig…
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