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New £1.5m grant scheme for Northern Irish rural micro firms
A new £1.5 million grant scheme has launched in Northern Ireland to help rural micro businesses purchase capital equipment. Eligible rural businesses…
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UK sheep meat production tumbles while imports begin to creep up
UK sheep meat production has fallen by nearly 8% so far this year while imports from Australia have started to creep up, new analysis shows. Domestic…
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QMS proposes to cut beef and sheep assurance standards by 15%
Scottish levy organisation Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has proposed to refine and reduce cattle and sheep assurance standards by around 15%. Farmers…
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Farmers urged to fill up fuel tanks ahead of possible fuel duty rise
Farmers have been urged to fill up their fuel tanks now to avoid getting caught out by the much-anticipated rise in fuel duty expected in the autumn…
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Danish Crown to axe 500 jobs as pig firm in 'midst of crisis'
Danish Crown's chief executive has warned that the company is in the 'midst of a crisis', as it plans to axe 500 jobs. Europe's largest pig producer…
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Defra raises avian influenza risk level in wild birds to medium
Highly pathogenic avian influenza of the H5N5 strain has been detected in a number of wild birds in Britain this autumn, Defra has confirmed. This…
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Scottish farm leaders seek clarity on post-Brexit funding split
The significant majority of Scotland's post-Brexit agricultural support package must be delivered as direct support through Tiers 1 and 2, NFU…
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NFU calls for agriculture budget of £5.6bn as autumn statement looms
The NFU has written to the chancellor outlining its key asks ahead of the autumn statement – chief among them being the need for an agriculture…
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New tool aims to enhance health risk management for livestock farmers
A new online tool has been launched to help enhance livestock health risk management for beef and sheep farmers and their vets. Efficient health…
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Farmland values remain high despite autumn budget uncertainty
The value of farmland in England remains close to record levels despite speculation about whether there will be changes to the tax regime in the…
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