The latest Politics news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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Ten percent of respondents from a recent NFU survey said they had still not been paid by the Rural Payments Agency which was having a big impact on…
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Television chef Jamie Oliver has once again raised fears for Britain's food and farming industries post-Brexit. Mr Oliver, who was speaking to…
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A group of MPs have today heard about the urgent need for a Seasonal Agricultural Permit Scheme for non-EU workers. National Farmers Union (NFU)…
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Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans 'lacked detail' and could 'practically crucify' the Scottish rural economy, MPs have said during a debate…
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Managing risk and planning for the future in the farming industry will be the major talking points at this year’s Lincolnshire Farming Conference to…
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European Union action to combat food waste is 'fragmented', 'intermittent' and should do more, according to a new report from the European Court of…
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The NFU and Cheshire Young Farmers Club (YFC) has teamed up with the MP for Macclesfield David Rutley to develop a plan that will enable more support…
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Prime Minister Theresa May has said the UK 'cannot possibly' remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean 'not leaving the…
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Britain is in the grip of a courgette shortage but it looks like this has nothing to do with Brexit, rather a continental cold snap which is hitting…
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Farmers could be helped post-Brexit if the government issues vouchers to people on low incomes to buy sustainably produced food, it has been…
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