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‘Extremely unsettling’ NVZ proposals could see all-Wales designation
Welsh Government’s NVZ proposals could see an extension of the current NVZ designation zones from 2.4% to 8% of Wales, or even an all-Wales…
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Farmers to receive 'vital' funding of £300,000 by Prince’s Countryside Fund
Farm businesses across the UK are set to benefit from over £300,000 of grants in the latest round of funding that has been awarded by The Prince’s…
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Grant funding available to help farmers build reservoirs and improve irrigation
Farmers and landowners can now apply for grant funding for on-farm reservoirs and equipment to improve water resource management. Defra has announced…
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Calls for sensible timetable for Brexit or 'suffer dire consequences'
A farming union has welcomed growing support for its call to agree on a 'sensible timetable' for Brexit, or suffer 'dire consequences'. Thirteen…
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Scotland writes to Gove seeking assurances it won't adapt GM crops
Scotland’s rural affairs minister has written to the UK Government to seek assurances that it will not impose cultivation of GM crops against…
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Calls for farm buildings to be exempted from development tax
Rural organisations have sent a joint letter to Housing and Planning Minister Alok Sharma calling for new farm buildings to be exempted from a…
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Grasp Brexit as an opportunity to produce more British food, NFU says
The National Farmers’ Union has called on government to grasp Brexit as an opportunity to enhance the nation’s ability to produce food and back…
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Remain in customs union after Brexit, farm unions urge government
Fourteen leading farming organisations in the UK have written to the government urging continued membership of the customs union after Brexit. In a…
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Defra raises risk level of African Swine Fever following recent cases in Europe
Defra will be raising the risk level of African Swine Fever following recent cases discovered in Romania the Czech Republic and Poland. The risk…
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Amber Rudd's knife sale proposals will 'adversely affect' rural communities, Countryside Alliance warns
New proposals to restrict online knife sales could 'adversely affect' rural communities, according to Countryside Alliance chief executive Tim…
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