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City farm aims to offer yoga classes following £100k appeal
A city farm in Edinburgh is looking to tackle its debts by offering yoga classes and corporate days. Gorgie City Farm, which has been in the city for…
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Eustice: Queen and wealthy landowners could lose £1m in subsidies after Brexit
Landowners including the Queen could lose up to £1 million a year under plans to slash farming subsidies for wealthier farmers after Britain leaves…
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UK tourism generating 'more revenue' for the rural sector than farming
Tourism generates more revenue and provides more employment for the rural sector than farming, property consultants Bidwells has said. At a special…
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Environmental funding for local farmers 'at risk' after Brexit
Millions of pounds worth of funding given to English farmers from the EU to help protect nature and wildlife could be lost after Brexit…
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Ukip's manifesto shows pledges to create UK Single Farm Payment
Ukip has released its general election manifesto, pledging to create a UK Single Farm Payment (SFP) as a replacement for the CAP. The party said that…
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'Hidden heroines': NFU search for Welsh woman farmer of the year
The search is on for the Wales Woman Farmer of the Year 2017, with the award aiming to celebrate the contribution of women in what is still a very…
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Community farm in Cheshire given 'unexpected' £25k donation from Freemasons
A social enterprise farm from Cheshire that offers sustainable jobs for the long-term unemployed has been given an 'unexpected' £25,000 donation by…
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Researchers shine new light on important chapter of British farming
Researchers are to shine a new light on an important chapter in the history of British farming - the Anglo-Saxon 'agricultural revolution'…
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NFU Cymru report highlights 'all-round contribution' of Welsh agriculture
A new report has highlighted the 'significant' role agriculture plays for Wales’ economic, environmental, cultural and social well-being. Released in…
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Farming community capitalise on Scottish Government Energy Strategy
The ILI Group, one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, has launched a bond which gives landowners and farmers the opportunity to get…
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