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Scotland pledges more funding and land for young farmers
The Scottish government is planning to increase funding for young farmers as rural secretary Fergus Ewing admitted the original pledge would not go…
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Monitor Farm Programme labelled a catalyst of 'positive change', Scottish MSPs hear in Parliament
Scotland’s Monitor Farm Programme has been thrown in the limelight as a catalyst of 'positive change', Scottish MSPs heard in Parliament. They heard…
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Chancellor Hammond urged to use fiscal levers to achieve longer term farm tenancies
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has urged the Chancellor to change the fiscal environment within which rural landlords make decisions about…
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Northern Ireland's Environmental Farming Scheme now open for applications
The Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) is now open for applications, Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has announced. The EFS is a new…
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'A challenge for the rural sector': Farmers urged to be ready for Making Tax Digital
In just over 12 months it is expected that the first phase of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) project will come on stream. Unlike previous major…
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Scotland calls for single market guarantees at meeting with Defra minister Leadsom
The Scottish government has called for post-Brexit guarantees over future powers and access to the single market in a meeting with UK ministers. At a…
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Rural charity receives £7,387 at NFU 2017 to help farmers in need
The National Farmers Union (NFU) Conference 2017 saw a prize draw worth £7,387 raised for farmers in need. Rural welfare charity Royal Agricultural…
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Landowners and farmers help to extend protection for mid Cornwall’s wildlife-rich landscape
Rare butterflies and birds will benefit from a much larger area of protected land in mid Cornwall thanks to efforts by farmers, landowners and…
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HS2 gains Royal Assent: NFU warns farmers must be treated fairly in construction phase
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has urged HS2 Ltd to treat farming communities fairly as the first phase of the controversial rail-line receives…
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Five stolen pregnant ewes found in back of a Transit van after failing to stop
Five stolen sheep have been returned to their owner after they were found in the back of a Transit van which failed to stop for the police. The…
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