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'UK can enhance on-farm environmental work outside overly bureaucratic EU'
The landowners organisation CLA has told a House of Lords Committee that the UK will have an opportunity to enhance on-farm environmental work…
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Aberdeenshire agricultural club looking the part after local donation
Members of an Aberdeenshire agricultural club are set to tackle upcoming events in style after receiving new shirts thanks to sponsorship from a…
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Farmers look on the green side: Countryside Stewardship applications increase by 45 per cent
Countryside Stewardship applications have increased by almost 45 per cent compared to last year, Natural England and Forestry Commission have…
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Strip RSPCA of powers to prosecute in animal welfare cases, MPs say
The RSPCA should be stripped of its power to prosecute in animal welfare cases because there is a 'conflict of interest', a Commons select committee…
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'Farmers must have certainty over what land will be taken from them': HS2 unveils northern routes
The preferred route for the second phase of HS2 has been published, setting out exactly where the government will build the high-speed rail network…
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Scottish farmers face profitability problems without EU subsidies, says new report
Sheep and cattle producers in Scotland are facing profitability challenges and face difficulties without EU subsidies, a report has said. The 'Cattle…
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Ombudsman 'fails to find fault with Council's fake pledge', say tenant farmers
Tenant farmers fighting a battle against Herefordshire County Council’s farm estate sell-off have had their hopes cut short following a…
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British sheep farmers have 'nothing to fear' over post-Brexit New Zealand deal
British sheep farmers can be more successful working together with their New Zealand counter-parts after fears were raised that a free trade deal…
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Widow refused compensation after farmer kicked to death by bullock
The widow of a farmer who was killed when he was kicked by a bullock will get no compensation after a judge ruled that the animal could not be…
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'Outrageous bid never to be forgiven': National Trust under fire over Lake District farm
The National Trust would not have purchased a Lake District farm land and farmhouse if they had their chance again, with its director general Dame…
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