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With the Prime Minister having secured ‘collective agreement’ from her Cabinet on the EU Withdrawal Agreement last night, the full text of the deal has been published.
The UK will not be flooded with New Zealand dairy products after Brexit, even if tariffs and quotas are removed, according to a leading Kiwi co-operative.
With just one year to go until Britain exits the EU, Farmers Guardian has launched a dedicated Brexit hub to help readers navigate the uncharted waters ahead.
MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee were left infuriated after Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes dismissed their concerns about the shortage of agricultural labour.
The Scottish Government has called on Westminster not to retain any powers without the consent of the devolved regions after a raft of farming policy areas were listed by Ministers as potentially needing UK-wide rules.
A leading trade body has warned meat processors are having their small profit margins ‘unsustainably’ squeezed by high overtime costs because they cannot find enough workers.
NFU president Minette Batters has urged politicians on both sides of the Channel to engage in ‘meaningful’ Brexit talks following a landmark speech from Prime Minister Theresa May last Friday.
The Government must stand shoulder to shoulder with Britain’s food producers and promote agricultural products abroad as it has done with other UK industries.
Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Neil Parish drew applause at NFU conference when he said the UK will be ‘damn glad’ it left the EU in ten years’ time.
Haygrove founder Angus Davison has said the Prime Minister could learn a lot from the Chinese who ‘instilled confidence and positivity’ in his business.
Farm leaders have issued a warning about the importance of maintaining free access to the EU market as food and drink exports from the UK hit record new levels.
UK farmers could be lumbered with ‘botched’ EU regulations for years to come because Defra is failing to interact with European officials, according to a British MEP.
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has approved more than £14 million worth of urgent spending on Brexit-related projects, including a new import control system for animal products.
Defra ministers are considering capping direct payments at £100,000, with only the very smallest farmers expected to receive any Basic Payment Scheme cash by 2024.
MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee have called on Ministers to introduce a new Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme in a report on future immigration policy.
An ongoing battle with Westminster over farming powers and cash is holding up progress on devolved agricultural policies, according to the Scottish Government.
An MP has suggested cash currently given to dairy and beef farmers could be redirected to sheep farmers if the UK were to leave the EU with no trade deal.
Farming groups have been spooked by reports that the Government is considering joining a Pacific trade group which could see the UK ‘flooded’ with agri-food imports.
Farming groups have urged the Government to protect the industry’s needs in trade deals following revelations that preliminary talks with the US are to be conducted in secret.
The UK does not have enough time to negotiate a free trade agreement which will give farmers good access to the EU market after Brexit, according to Food and Drink Federation boss Ian Wright.
The NFU has called on the Government to improve rules which affect farmers during the two-year Brexit transition period proposed by the Prime Minister.
British farmers may find themselves without glyphosate or other pesticides because of the UK’s divorce deal, according to NFU vice president Guy Smith.
Confusion about whether farmers will continue to be bound by CAP rules during any Brexit transition period has been building since the Prime Minister agreed a ‘divorce deal’ with the EU.
A cross-party group of MPs has called on the Government to set out which farming laws will be devolved and which will be subject to common frameworks after the UK leaves the EU.
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has indicated his intention to bring a new Environmental Protection Bill before parliament as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
The Scottish Government has been slammed for threatening the livelihoods of farmers after Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing demanded Scotland’s ban on growing genetically modified (GM) crops be retained post-Brexit.
Andrew RT Davies is Assembly Member for South Wales Central, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Brexit campaigner and partner in a mixed enterprise. Farmers Guardian spoke to him about life after the EU.
An Institute for Government report has found Defra’s ability to prepare for Brexit could be hampered by Ministers’ insistence upon keeping their plans under wraps.
The BVA and the RCVS have written to the Prime Minister to complain about ‘anti-foreigner’ rhetoric which they claim is putting vets off coming to work in the UK.
Gerald Mason, senior vice president at Tate & Lyle Sugars, has slated Nick Clegg’s prediction of high food prices following Brexit, saying ‘he hoped the EU debate was moving on to a sensible, technical level’.
Leaving the single market will mean higher food prices due to tariffs, increased red tape such as customs checks and labour shortages caused by the end of EU free movement, Nick Clegg has said.
The Farmers Union of Wales is urging everyone with an interest in farming matters and believes the agricultural industry to be the backbone of the rural economy to make their voices heard at all levels.