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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.
In an exclusive interview with Farmers Guardian, Michael Gove explains how a cheap food policy would be bad for the environment and why he is throwing his weight behind FG’s new campaign.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Farmers could be guaranteed the same level of subsidy they receive now until 2024 as part of a new system which rewards producers for enhancing the environment after Brexit.
Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis has outlined the Home Office’s approach to guaranteeing the rights of EU nationals currently resident and working in the UK.
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.
Consumers could be eating ’dirty’ chlorinated turkey at Christmas if the UK agrees a post-Brexit trade deal with the USA, according to a new briefing paper by leading food policy experts.
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.
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.
HCC chairman Dai Davies has called for a ’free and unfettered’ post-Brexit trade deal and for the industry to become resilient, agile and adaptable in an era of ’new challenges’.
Migration was a key theme running throughout the Brexit campaign and is proving to be a sticking point as a new UK deal is finalised. Ewan Pate reports on why it matters to UK farming.