The latest Politics news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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Conservative MP Tim Loughton organised a meeting with Defra Secretary of State Andrea Leadsom in West Sussex to speak to farmers about farm policy…
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Northern Irish farmers in disadvantaged areas will gain £8 million to fund a one-year 'transitional scheme' for the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC)…
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The National Farmers Union has continued to deliver the message of an 'urgent need' for the trial introduction of a Seasonal Agricultural Permit…
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The European Union is looking to modernise and simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020. European Commission President Jean-Claude…
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Short-term economic priorities are overriding long-established protections and allowing inappropriate development in England’s National Parks…
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Northern Ireland has announced a review of the process by which farmers can ask the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)…
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West Country beef and lamb, Melton Mowbray pork pies and Stilton cheese may still get EU protection from imitations – provided the UK does the same…
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A group of young farmers from across Wales have discussed future post-Brexit Welsh agricultural policies with the government, emphasising a need for…
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Cumbrian commoners have revived plans for a 'commons council' to ensure commoning 'remains viable' in a post-Brexit world. Commons councils are…
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Home Secretary Amber Rudd says the government has accepted the need for the agricultural industry to continue employing seasonal farm workers from…
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