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Continued CAP funding will give 'important breathing space for farm businesses'
The Tenant Farmers Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will continue to support the current level of funding coming…
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Leaving EU must 'must drive a new, bold ambition': NFU launches options paper for post-Brexit farming
The NFU is today launching its options paper giving its members the chance to voice what they think is needed for post-Brexit British agriculture…
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Soil Association looks into the impact of Brexit upon UK organic sector
The Soil Association, a charity which promotes sustainable agriculture, has looked into the issue of what the impact of Brexit will have on the UK…
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Farmers to continue receiving same level of EU-funding until 2020, government promises
Philip Hammond is to guarantee billions of pounds of UK government investment after Brexit for projects currently funded by the EU, including…
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Farmers Union of Wales to meet with Rural Secretary to discuss importance of agriculture
The Farmers Union of Wales will meet with the Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths on Monday (August 15) to discuss importance of agriculture. A…
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NFU to meet with Trade Secretary Liam Fox next month to clarify stance on agri-trade
The National Farmers Union will meet with Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade, next month to seek clarification on how this new…
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Rural Secretary reassures producers of intention to safeguard local produce once UK leaves EU
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has today reassured Welsh producers the industry was in a strong position to meet…
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Farmers must have access to labour in post-Brexit UK or risk 'devestating impact'
UK farmers and growers must have access to a skilled and flexible labour source or there could be a devastating impact across many farming sectors…
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Post-Brexit policies needed as new figures show UK's self sufficiency stands at 61 per cent
Today, August 9, marks the day in the calendar where the British larder would run bare if we fed the nation only British food from January 1. This…
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UK government seeks to reassure veterinary sector over EU workers and Brexit
The UK government has seeked to reassure the veterinary sector that those workers from outside the EU will be allowed to stay in the UK, despite…
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