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Warning for employers as new illegal working offences come into force
Provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 will be brought into force on 12 July 2016 which will increase the penalties on employers who employ illegal…
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EU Referendum week: Farming sector's main arguments for remaining and leaving the EU
It's EU referendum week, with voting to begin on Thursday the 23rd of June. It can be hard to keep up with the main agricultural arguments for and…
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Former Scottish farming union leaders write Brexit open letter: 'We will lose access to prime export markets'
Former leaders in the Scottish agricultural industry have wrote an open letter urging the sector to vote to remain in Europe in next week's…
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Farming Union and Young Farmers Club enter next phase of proposed land mobility scheme introduction
Last year the Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) embarked on a joint land mobility initiative to get more young…
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'Defra is the smallest government department - will it survive outside the EU in face of spending cuts?'
A vote to leave the EU could lead to a collapse of the UK, according to speakers at a Brexit debate hosted by Old Mill accountants earlier this week…
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Both sides of EU debate not providing answers for farmers, say NFU
Both sides of the EU referendum debate are leaving lots of questions unanswered for the farming community, NFU President Meurig Raymond will say at…
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Farmer speaks out against pollution after local authority gives go-ahead for fracking
A farmer has spoken of her fear of pollution after a local authority gave the go-ahead for fracking operations in the UK for the first time in five…
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'Welsh farmers need to know what authority can Vote Leave campaign make farming promises?'
As the EU Referendum debate hots up and the country prepares to go to the polls next week, NFU Cymru has today urged both sides of the debate to…
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'Welsh government should work with farmers to support climate change investment'
NFU Cymru has recently used a recent meeting to learn more about the international Paris Agreement on climate change, and what this means for Welsh…
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Vote Leave insist farmers will receive same funding outside EU - Remain blasts them as taking farmers for 'fools'
Leave campaigners have insisted farmers will receive the same level of funding if the UK decides to leave the European Union. Agricultural projects…
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