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British farming faces significant risks after Brexit - including a loss of subsidies, tariffs and increased competition, according to a new report…
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A new report released today at the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) proposes a ‘new deal’ for Britain’s farmers, which aims to help struggling…
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Farmers are not in-the-know about the opportunity forestry can offer in an uncertain post-Brexit world, according to the forestry sector. The…
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The Welsh red meat industry must show the “greatest resilience, agility and adaptability” in a likely volatile 12 months that will bring both new…
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As many as 20 per cent of Scottish farmers could quit the industry in 2017 as a result Brexit, according to a report by Scotland's Rural College…
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Following an investigation by the Press Association, it has been revealed that government funding for national parks has been cut by a quarter since…
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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has releases its New Year message, saying 2016 was a 'tumultuous' year for the farming industry, and that 2017 'must…
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The levy board AHDB has revealed proposals to invest more in boosting exports in the wake of the Brexit vote. AHDB has launched a series of strategy…
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As 2016 draws to a close, thoughts inevitably turn to the year ahead and what it holds. There are few who, at the start of the year, expected to…
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The Scottish Government has guaranteed funding for practical farm research in 2017 and unveiled a package of new money for its land reform agenda…
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