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Brexit offers forestry opportunity for land projects, says CLA
Brexit offers a new opportunity for landowners to provide more forestry by incentivising the sector, the CLA has said. Giving evidence to the Efra…
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Welsh farmers relying heavily on subsidy payments, according to new survey
It is 'difficult to see' how Welsh farms can produce food without relying heavily on BPS payments that are often higher than income, according to…
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25-year Food and Farming Plan 'must unlock rural potential or risk severely harming it'
Rural business leaders and farmers will tell the Government today (6 December) that the 25-year Plan for Food and Farming must unlock the investment…
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Petition calls for tougher penalties for fly-tipping, 'occurring far too frequently'
Farmers are being urged to sign a government petition that is aiming to impose tougher penalties on rural fly-tippers. New fixed penalty fines of up…
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New Nitrate Vulnerable Zones designations for England announced
Defra has announced details of new Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) designations that will apply in England between 2017 and 2020. The formal…
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Brexit, Article 50 and Beyond: What next for farming support?
A large question mark hangs over the future of British agriculture now that the UK has voted to leave the EU. Rural property agency H&H Land and…
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Storm Desmond one year on: Farmers still wait for emergency funding
Hundreds of farmers in areas that were badly affected by last winter's storms are still waiting to receive emergency funding to restore agricultural…
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Northern Ireland issues £79.4m worth of BPS payments
Northern Ireland's government has announced that Basic Payments (BPS) totalling £79.4 million have been issued from yesterday. December 1 marks the…
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'Transition period of 10 years' needed to adjust to new farming policies post-Brexit, union says
A transition period of at least 10 years is necessary in order to phase in and allow the industry to adjust to new agricultural policies post-Brexit…
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New portal to unlock the power of data to tackle plant health threats
A new Government website to improve access to data on plant pests and diseases has been launched today by Defra. The Plant Health Portal will make it…
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