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Shadow Farming Minister: 'Farmers are next' in Labour's budget 'assault'
Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore has warned that 'farmers are next' in the Labour government's budget plans after its 'first assault' on…
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Over 50 MPs urge government to commit to funding rural broadband
Over 50 rural MPs are urging government to confirm funding for gigabit broadband amid reports of the money being redirected from the countryside. A…
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Farmers need 'proper credit' for green work, NFU Scotland says
NFU Scotland's outgoing president has used his final conference address to call for 'proper credit' to be given to Scottish farmers for their 'world…
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Food production 'at risk' if post-Brexit agricultural schemes fail
Food production, environmental improvements and the future of farming businesses are 'at risk' if post-Brexit agricultural schemes fail, a new poll…
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NFU writes to PM as fears grow over agriculture property relief loss
The NFU president has written to the prime minister ahead of next week's budget as fears grow over the potential loss of agriculture property relief…
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Campaigners accuse Labour of diluting poultry welfare standards
Campaigners have accused the Labour government of diluting animal welfare standards by changing the law to legalise the carrying of chickens by their…
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Welsh dairy farms need 'confidence boost' amid acute challenges
The government and consumers are being encouraged to back Welsh dairy farming as figures show a rising number of farmers choosing to exit the sector…
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NFU urges government for long-term seasonal worker scheme
Horticulture and poultry businesses need to see assurances from government that the seasonal worker scheme will be kept for years to come, the NFU…
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Farmers warn MPs of 'catastrophic betrayal' if tax reliefs changed
Farmers are being urged to write to their MP stressing how scrapping inheritance tax reliefs would be a 'catastrophic betrayal' to the nation's food…
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Scotland 'risks being left behind' on precision breeding policy
Scotland risks being left behind on precision breeding policy as England, the EU and the US press ahead, Scottish farm leaders have warned…
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