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Brexit: Lack of financial help stopping young people from taking up farming
A lack of financial backing for young farmers was highlighted as a major inhibitor for young people wanting to get into farming in the next five…
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Sector talks about a new 'three pillar' agricultural policy to replace EU's CAP
The Tenant Farmers Association has met with Defra Secretary Andrea Leadsom to discuss plans for a new three pillar agri-policy to replace the CAP…
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Government unveils plan to grow food exports over next five years
A new action plan to grow exports and bring a £2.9 billion boost to the UK economy has been launched today by Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom at…
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Pig industry urges sector to complete foreign labour survey
The pig industry is inviting pig farmers and any businesses connected to the industry to complete a survey to gauge how reliant the industry is on…
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Brexit: UK farming must become self-reliant as future addressed in parliament
The government has been urged to adopt policies that would make the UK more self-reliant as the future of Britain's post-Brexit farming system will…
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British sheep farmers at 'huge disadvantage' if EU implements new CAP support rules
British sheep farmers could find themselves at a huge competitive disadvantage if the EU implements increased CAP support for livestock farmers when…
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Dairy farmers 'increasingly concerned' about Brexit impact on foreign labour
Dairy farmers are being urged to complete a survey which aims to analyse foreign labour's impact on the sector. The Royal Association of British…
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Farming faces 'unprecedented challenge' with climate change, says report
Farmers urgently need help to change methods of growing food if the world is to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the UN has said. A report by the Food…
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Sector criticises 'simplistic' paper calling for restrictions on migrant farm workers
Brexit should be seen as a chance to improve productivity and raise wages for British-born agricultural workers, a new paper has concluded. The…
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Defra support 'vital' for farmers wanting to reach overseas markets after Brexit
The support of the farming industry and Defra is 'vital' in reaching markets abroad for British farmers' produce after Brexit, the Defra Secretary…
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