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Scotland's new deer management powers under fire after FOI disclosure
Scottish ministers were warned more than two years ago that new powers to intervene in deer management were unworkable, legally risky and unlikely to…
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Sugar beet sector 'undermined' by major increase in tariff-free cane imports
NFU Sugar has sharply criticised the government’s decision to expand and extend tariff-free access for raw cane sugar, warning the move threatens the…
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'Two-tier' animal health system as NI vet medicines deadline looms
Serious risks to animal and public health are looming in Northern Ireland, peers have warned, as the veterinary medicines grace period — a…
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Red tape and risk holding back Scottish farmers, new study warns
Many Scottish farmers are being put off from joining agri-environmental schemes because of financial risk, confusing guidance and excessive red tape…
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What are the new IHT rules? Government releases complete breakdown
The government’s decision to allow agricultural inheritance tax allowances to be transferred between spouses has emerged as a headline change within…
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NFU: Budget's IHT tweaks 'nowhere near enough' to save family farms
The NFU has warned that the chancellor’s small adjustment to inheritance tax rules “doesn’t come close” to protecting family farms, accusing the…
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Disappointment as autumn budget leaves core 'family farm tax' intact
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget has sparked fierce criticism across the farming industry, despite a late concession allowing the £1 million…
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Warning of disruption and disease risk as NI vet medicine deadline looms
The British Veterinary Association has joined forces with Northern Ireland’s leading farming bodies to demand urgent answers from the UK government…
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Most Scots don't see land ownership pattern as a problem, survey finds
A new survey on Scotland’s land future suggests political priorities on land reform are drifting away from what the public considers important…
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Dairy leaders slam move to tax milk-based drinks under soft drinks levy
Milk-based drinks will be swept into the government’s “sugar tax” for the first time, ministers have confirmed, in a move the dairy industry warns…
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