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NFU urges government to act as 6,000 CS agreements left in limbo
Thousands of environmental projects are on the brink as nearly 6,000 farm stewardship agreements run out at the end of the year, the NFU has warned…
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Experts warn bovine TB strategy will fail without urgent action
Britain’s battle to wipe out bovine TB is on course to fail unless the government injects more urgency and funding into its strategy, experts have…
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NI farmers urged to 'write to MPs' as part of new IHT pushback
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has fired the starting gun on a new campaign urging Northern Ireland farmers to flood MPs with letters opposing the…
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Poll suggests zero farmer support for Labour
Labour has suffered a fresh blow in the countryside after a new poll revealed that not a single farmer plans to back the party at the next general…
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MPs urged to curb supermarket 'tyranny' over British farmers
Supermarkets are wielding too much power over British farmers, MPs were warned this week, as campaigners demanded urgent action to stamp out unfair…
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Farmers defend industry after 'irrelevant' claim in The Economist
The NFU has hit back at claims in The Economist that farming is “almost irrelevant to the British economy”, calling the suggestion “simply wrong”. In…
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Hybu Cig Cymru faces calls for urgent reform amid crisis
A Senedd Committee has sounded the alarm over the future of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), urging major reforms to restore trust and accountability. The…
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Holyrood rally to spotlight call for fairer, greener farm funding
Farmers and food campaigners are set to descend on the Scottish Parliament, demanding that ministers back up their promises on sustainable farming…
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Poll: Most farmers doubt they'll survive the next decade
Four in five farmers fear their businesses will collapse within a decade, as anger grows over the Labour government’s inheritance tax proposals. The…
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NFU chief: Britain’s food security at 'criminal' risk
Britain is just as vulnerable to food shortages today as it was before Covid, with the head of the NFU warning that the country’s heavy reliance on…
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