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Farmers' Union of Wales urges next government to back family farms
With the Senedd election just over 100 days away, Welsh farmers must not be asked to shoulder growing demands without proper financial backing, the…
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NFU Scotland backs government opposition to lynx reintroduction
NFU Scotland has backed the Scottish government’s opposition to the reintroduction of lynx amid renewed debate over bringing large carnivores back to…
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NFU launches calculator as energy network charge reforms hit farms
Farmers are being urged to prepare for sharp increases in energy standing charges, as changes to the electricity transmission system threaten to…
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Farmers escalate UK-wide direct action with tractor blockades
Farmers have stepped up direct action across the UK this month, using tractors to blockade supermarket depots and the Port of Felixstowe in protests…
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Mayor overhauls Grow Yorkshire after report finds half of farms unprofitable
The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has unveiled a major overhaul of the Grow Yorkshire programme after a report found more than half of the…
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Channel 4 taps British egg farming with 'Tiny Farmers' series
Channel 4 is cracking open British egg production with Tiny Farmers, a new branded entertainment partnership with Noble Foods owned The Happy Egg Co…
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Retailers put on the spot over chlorinated chicken amid trade deal fears
Britain’s biggest supermarkets are under growing pressure to publicly rule out chlorinated chicken, as campaigners and farmers warn that food…
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Nearly 80,000 back call to stop misleading 'British' food labels
A petition signed by nearly 80,000 people is calling on ministers to crack down on supermarket food labels accused of making imported produce appear…
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Unwritten promises can force farm partnership buy-outs, court rules
Family and farming partnerships operating on trust rather than paperwork have been put on notice after the Court of Appeal ruled that unwritten…
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Batters warns farming has two years to fix broken economic model
Baroness Batters warned MPs that farming has just two years to fix its economic model, as she delivered a series of stark messages to the EFRA…
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