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Farming crisis: ONS reveals highest ever rural business closures
A record number of farms have been forced to close over the past year, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) —…
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Farmers told to act as Lords demand crackdown on nitrogen pollution
Farmers are being urged to adopt smarter nitrate practices as part of a wider call from the House of Lords to overhaul how the UK manages nitrogen…
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Union unveils bold plan to break barriers for next-gen Welsh farmers
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is calling time on the barriers holding back young farmers with a new report demanding urgent action to secure the…
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Tax reform sparking rural investment collapse, warns business body
Family farms and rural businesses are pulling the plug on millions in investment as tax reforms spark panic across the countryside, according to…
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Welsh government reopens support for organic farming under SFS
Support for Welsh farmers converting to organic has been officially reinstated this week under the new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). For the…
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Inheritance tax will break Britain's farming backbone, NFU warns
The Labour government's proposed inheritance tax proposals threaten to shatter generations of farming families and undermine Britain’s food security…
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Back British veg or derail NHS Health Plan, growers warn
British growers are calling on the Health Secretary to put homegrown fruit and veg at the heart of England’s health revolution—or risk derailing the…
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NFU Cymru to PM: Don't let tax reforms destroy family farms
NFU Cymru has written directly to the prime minister calling for a u-turn to the controversial changes to inheritance tax rules, as they are causing…
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'Good Food Cycle' launched—but farmers demand action, not words
The government’s new ‘Good Food Cycle’ has been broadly welcomed as a positive step in shaping the UK’s food strategy, but ministers must follow…
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Farmers and entrepreneurs take government to court over IHT reforms
A group of high-profile farmers and business leaders is taking the government to court, accusing it of pushing ahead with major inheritance tax…
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