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Report highlights Brexit concerns for 'crucial' hill farmers
A new report which analyses the financial situation of the UK's hill farmers highlights Brexit concerns to a sector which is 'crucial' to the rural…
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‘If agriculture fails, so will our rural communities’, union warns
Livestock farmers from across Wales have been debating what future post-Brexit agricultural policies could look like and what would happen if…
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Labour's land tax 'would increase cost of food in UK', says NFU
The National Farmers' Union has warned that by imposing land tax on agricultural land Labour 'would simply increase the cost of UK food production…
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Challenge local MPs over countryside funding post-Brexit, says CLA president
Government must step in to help farmers post-Brexit to ensure a 'world leading' sector, Country Land and Business Association president Ross Murray…
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Conservatives taking farmers for granted, say Lib Dem rural spokesperson
Liberal Democrat rural spokesperson Baroness Kate Parminter has said the Conservatives have let down farmers who have failed to guarantee to replace…
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Farmers' confidence has taken 'significant knock', according to survey
Latest survey results by the National Farmers' Union (NFU) show that farmers’ confidence for the next three years has taken a significant knock. The…
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Question of Brexit and EU-protected produce raised as China recognises four UK foodstuffs
The EU and China have agreed to formally publish a list of two hundred European and Chinese geographical indications - 100 from each side - that will…
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Farming union describes RHI scheme audit process as 'farcical'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said that the delay to the renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme audit process is becoming 'farcical'. The Northern…
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Devolution of Crown Estate creates worry for Scotland's tenant farmers
The concerns of agricultural tenants over the continuing devolution of the Crown Estate was highlighted in a one-to-one meeting with cabinet…
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Rural landowners urged to 'capitalise on unique conditions facing rural estates'
Rural landowners are being urged to put Brexit fears aside and see today’s climate as a clear opportunity for investment in rural business growth…
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