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Anaerobic digestion group calls for 'swift action' to help overcome uncertainty
The anaerobic digestion industry has called for swift action to overcome uncertainty and assist the on-farm energy sector in boosting the economy…
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Free trade and cheap food: Michael Gove's views on trade alarms farming industry
Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed as her new Environment Secretary a Brexiteer who has spoken about the benefit of cheap food imports. Michael…
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Soil Association says industrial animal farming is a 'global health issue'
The Soil Association has signed an open letter to the next Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), calling on them to recognise…
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Direct payments and soft border with Ireland must continue, DUP says
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has confirmed that they will secure the best Brexit deal possible for Northern Ireland's farmers. DUP MLA William…
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Michael Gove named as new environment secretary at Defra following reshuffle
Michael Gove has been named the new environment secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in Theresa May's…
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Brexit: Public more concerned about food prices than implications for British farmers
New research reveals consumers are more concerned about how Brexit will impact the price and choice of food available than they are about the…
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Hung parliament must not get in the way of gaining 'unfettered' access to EU, FUW warns
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) says the need to negotiate unfettered access to EU markets should not be eclipsed in the fallout from the general…
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Who are the Democratic Unionist Party and what are their views on farming?
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will be working with the Conservative Party to form a government, following the shock general election which left…
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Farming industry reacts to news of hung parliament and further uncertainty
The Conservative Party have failed to win a majority of seats in the House of Commons, leaving a hung parliament. For Prime Minister Theresa May, who…
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Wales' vast rural areas to receive funding of over £12m
Wales’ iconic National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty will receive funding of over £12m the Welsh Government has announced. The areas…
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