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Autumn budget must pull farms out of 'survival mode', NFU warns
Farmers struggling with drought, disease and rising costs need an autumn budget that cuts food production costs and rebuilds confidence, the NFU has…
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Welsh farmers win higher payments and extra month to spread slurry
Welsh farmers facing mounting cash-flow and slurry-storage pressures after an exceptionally dry summer have been handed higher advance payments and…
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Farm groups condemn 'race for the fastest click' after SFI26 closure
Farmers had less than six hours to secure a share of £233m in government funding before the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive window closed…
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Rural campaigners urge Andy Burnham to deliver 'rural reset'
Rural campaigners have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reset relations with the countryside, putting farm inheritance tax and wider rural policy…
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Thai poultry audit sparks call for tougher UK import standards
Imported poultry should face the same scrutiny as domestic produce after an EU audit uncovered weaknesses in Thailand’s export controls, the Ulster…
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Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head
Pig producers are losing around £50 a head and thousands of pigs could be left without contracts from October, as the NPA presses Defra for emergency…
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Welsh food strategy group sets sights on farms, schools and supply chains
School food, Welsh horticulture and the security of the meat supply chain will be among the first priorities for a new expert group helping to shape…
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Farm cost surge sparks fresh warning over food security
Farmers are being squeezed by rising input costs and weaker output prices, prompting the Ulster Farmers’ Union to warn that domestic food production…
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David Cameron and David Blunkett back cross-party rural appeal
Former Prime Minister David Cameron and former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett have joined rural leaders in calling on the government to reset…
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Small food firms 'largely unaware' of looming UK-EU rule changes
Small food and feed businesses are largely unaware of potentially significant regulatory changes expected under the planned UK-EU sanitary and…
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