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The chairman of an influential Parliamentary committee warned the head of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) that the agency must do better on BPS…
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International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has stressed the United Kingdom's commitment to a free trade policy in a speech to the World Trade…
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The Farmers Union of Wales has said the nature of 2016 in terms of the UK’s decision to leave the EU 'will dominate' Christmas and New Year’s…
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Welsh farming union NFU Cymru has 'strongly opposed' government proposals to designate further areas of Wales as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ). In…
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The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has met with ministers to urge the Department for Transport to keep biofuel markets as open as possible for UK…
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Wales' farming union NFU Cymru has given its New Year Message, saying 2016 will go down in the history books as a 'truly unprecedented' year for…
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The farming sector has called for a better balance in the supply chain to be a key objective for the New Year. The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA)…
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The crisis in dairy farming is nearly over, says EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan. And he says that this is in part due to more than one…
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The Scottish government is leaving growers at a 'competitive disadvantage' compared to English farmers, NFU Scotland have said. Despite a long…
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Northern Ireland's Assembly has called on First Minister Arlene Foster to stand down pending an independent probe into a green energy scheme that has…
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