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'Commitment needed to support UK agriculture, regardless of Brexit outcome'
With the referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU looming, the National Sheep Association (NSA) claims it is impossible for farmers to make an…
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'Less Favoured Support Scheme' starts to arrive in desperate hill farmers accounts
Support delivered under the Scottish Government’s ‘national pot’ of funding established to deliver the Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme has been…
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Scottish rural dwellers to quiz nation's parliamentary parties on rural policies
Those who live and work in Scotland’s countryside are to quiz the nation’s parliamentary parties on their rural policies ahead of the Scottish…
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NFU petitions House of Lords to ensure farmers receive fair deal over HS2
The NFU has announced it will petition to the House of Lords to ensure farmers affected by HS2 are receiving a fair deal during the recently opened…
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Anglia Farmers hosts lively EU referedum debate
It seems like only yesterday that the starter pistol was fired on the EU referendum debate but already the UK is well into the race, with the…
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'Need for greater flexibility over gravel bars in rivers to control flooding', says NFU Scotland
NFU Scotland has been continuing its dialogue with environmental agency SEPA over the need for greater flexibility for controlled management of…
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Rural organisations issue warning: 'Use the code, or lose the fox snare'
Unless the sensible and practical guidelines contained in the Welsh Government Code of best practice on the use of snares in fox control are followed…
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Citizen science app to track UK allergy sufferers
British allergy sufferers are to turn citizen scientists in a bid to decode the poorly understood world of seasonal allergies thanks to a free new…
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New framework to tackle rural isolation and poverty announced in Northern Ireland
A new framework to tackle the poverty and isolation challenges facing rural communities has been launched by Rural Development Minister Michelle…
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'Universal service for broadband must be clear, simple and enforceable'
The first step towards a legally enforceable Universal Service Obligation (USO) for superfast broadband has been announced. It would end the…
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