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Brexit could place British farming in jeopardy, warns new report
The future of many UK farming businesses looks uncertain, according to a new report on the agricultural implications of leaving the EU written by a…
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'HS2 must not disrupt food production and farming continuity'
HS2 must have plans in place to enable affected farmers to continue to run their businesses – that’s the message the NFU has taken to the HS2 Select…
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Dairy UK unveils new industry export strategy to 'unlock new world of opportunity'
Dairy UK has published a new export strategy to help the dairy industry unlock a ‘new world of opportunity’ on international markets. The strategy…
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Japan creates world's first 'autonomous' farm where no humans are required
Farming may well be turning onto a revolutionary road sooner than you think, where robots are responsible for growing our food. This may be the case…
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Dundee-China collaboration discovers potential ‘Achilles heel’ of potato blight
Scientists working in Scotland and China have uncovered a potential Achilles’ heel in the organism which causes potato blight, a global problem with…
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2015 lamb imports 'deeply concerning', says Ulster Farmers Union
Ulster Farmers’ Union, deputy president, Ivor Ferguson has said figures from the Department of Agriculture (DARD) on the volume of lamb imported…
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Capitalise on pulse markets in 2016 International Year of the Pulse
2015 saw the biggest area of pulses grown in the UK for many years; pea hectarages increased by 35% from 31kha in 2014 to 42kha in 2015, and the bean…
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Lidl to follow Asda in buying bananas from sustainable-only sources
German supermarket giant Lidl is taking steps to buy all its bananas from 100% sustainable sources this year, in a move seeking to boost its…
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Bigger, better and even more delicious at Scotland's Speciality Show
With a welcome spring in visitors’ steps, the mood at the expanded Scotland’s Speciality Food Show was warm and pleasantly positive despite lashing…
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Open letter calling for Grocery Code to extend to farmers
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) published the results of a major investigation into the high-street supermarket Tesco, on 26 January 2016 . The…
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