The latest Politics news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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A farming union has described how Welsh government proposals buried within a consultation will have 'major repercussions' for farmers in the country…
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Removing all trade tariffs and barriers would help add £135bn annually to the UK economy, according to a new report by economists. The pro-Brexit…
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Brexit will have important implications on UK agricultural commodity markets due to potentially significant changes to trade flows, according to a…
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Claims that the British farming industry will be worse off after Brexit due to lack of seasonal labour has been dismissed as 'scaremongering.' Leave…
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Lack of stock and favourable exchange rates for foreign purchasers has continued to drive up prices at agricultural machinery auctions. Prices at…
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The UK government has put forward the idea of a temporary customs union with Europe to avoid the damage of a ‘cliff-edge’ departure. A government…
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Britain is promising the Irish Government there will be no 'hard border' after Brexit, after rising tensions between the two governments. A document…
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An overwhelming majority of the public are actively supporting the farming sector, according to the 2017 results of the 'Farmer Favourability' survey…
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EU commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan has hit out at a 'high level of delusion' in the UK over Brexit. Mr Hogan called for Britain to remain in…
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A group of UK livestock industry representatives has called on the Government to start acting now to help secure new export outlets for the industry…
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