The latest Politics news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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Over the past eight weeks, the National Farmers Union has sought the views of thousands of farmers to create a post-Brexit policy for British…
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Farmers are the workforce that will 'protect' and 'enhance' the British environment now and in the future, an inquiry into environmental policy…
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The EU farming sector have outlined their first thoughts on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020. EU agri-cooperative Copa and Cogeca has…
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Representatives from Northern Ireland’s £5 billion agriculture and food sector met last weekend at Moy Park for a Business Advisory Group meeting…
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Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen has said that delivering a profitable farming industry is a key objective for her during…
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Despite the early commitments from the Treasury supporting agriculture, farming unions still remain concerned around the uncertainties of financial…
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MEPs have opposed the European Commission plans to authorise five GMO products, maize Bt11, 1507 and MON810 (seeds and products), and a…
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British sheep farmers are concerned at the prospect of a possible free trade deal with the Australia following the decision to leave the European…
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Fermanagh and Omagh has delivered £8.3 million of the LEADER element within the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP). Funded by the Northern…
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The pig industry has written to Defra Secretary Andrea Leadsom to lay out its Brexit priorities, seeking assurances that a cheap food agenda will not…
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