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Post-Brexit Ireland border a 'key issue' for dairy industry, says farming union
Northern Irish farm leaders have been in Brussels this week to meet senior dairy officials in the European Commission where they said 'dropping off…
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Europe proposes full ban on 'bee-harming pesticides'
The European Commission has proposed a ban on widely used insecticides from all fields across Europe under draft regulations, and cite them as having…
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Government acknowledges farmers' Brexit concerns in 'constructive' industry meeting
The National Farmers Union has held talks on Brexit with the Defra Secretary of State Andrea Leadsom, in which was described as 'constructive'. NFU…
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MPs criticise Natural England chief over Countryside Stewardship delays
The Natural England chief operating officer Guy Thompson has been scrutinised by MPs over Countryside Stewardship performance. Mr Thompson has…
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NFU president meets shadow Defra secretary to discuss Brexit strategy
The importance of a fair deal for British farmers post-Brexit was discussed when shadow Defra secretary Sue Hayman met NFU president Meurig Raymond…
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Events like Lambing Sunday 'generates interest and can attract British workers post-Brexit'
The head of agriculture at a leading farming college has said that the United Kingdom may need to do more to attract British workers into the…
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MPs tell of dual benefits of forestry and agriculture in creating post-Brexit land policy
The importance of forestry, and the need for continued Government support through Brexit and beyond, has been recognised in an Efra Select Committee…
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Scotland warns of hard Brexit as food exports reach record £5.5bn in 2016
Food and drink exports from Scotland has grown by £421 million in 2016, to a record £5.5 billion. The latest figures show an 8% increase in the value…
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'We can't have an England Centric policy once we leave EU', Welsh farmers say at Tory conference
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has reinforced the difference between Wales and England in terms of agriculture, at the Welsh Conservative Party…
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Leaving EU will present 'huge challenges' as well as opportunities, high-level conference hears
Leaving the EU will present 'huge challenges' as well as opportunities for the businesses and organisations that manage Britain's countryside, a…
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