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Landworkers’ Alliance announces eight recommendations for post-Brexit farming
The Landworkers’ Alliance has announced eight recommendations for a post-Brexit agricultural sector. The organisation, which represents small-scale…
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National Parks extension 'must allow farms and rural businesses to adapt and grow'
Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire will share the largest area of almost continuous National Park land. The parks will be extended today by 188 square…
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Greenpeace report shows Brexiteers & Tory donors set to pocket millions with farm-subsidies
Leave campaigners and Conservative Party donors earned £4 million from EU farm subsidies last year and are set to gain again if the government goes…
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Bishop of Salisbury urges a low carbon future and protection of UK environment
The Bishop of Salisbury will speak at the Dorset County Show urging the UK to protect the UK's environment and to move to a low carbon future…
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Rural crime cost countryside £42m, says NFU Mutual
The cost of rural crime to the UK economy costs £42.5 million a year, according to a new report released today by NFU Mutual. NFU Mutual’s annual…
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Farmers demand urgent action from Chancellor Hammond to unfreeze spending on rural projects
Farmers and landowners are demanding urgent action from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to unfreeze spending on crucial rural development and…
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Subdued farmland market as sellers await Brexit terms
The market for UK farmland will likely appear subdued in the second half of the year as potential sellers await plans for the future, according to a…
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Nottinghamshire farmers share concerns over future availability of water for farming
Nottinghamshire farmers have met with the representations of the industry to discuss concerns over future supply of water in the county. They met at…
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Pokemon Go players could find themselves breaking tresspass laws, say rural lawyers
The new mobile app Pokémon Go has become contagious, capturing the public's imagination. But a specialist in real estate and agricultural law has…
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Will Brexit hit Northern Ireland farmers hardest?
Farmers in Northern Ireland are anxious to work with their counterparts in the Republic to secure deals for exports after Irish agriculture minister…
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