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Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Producers using the term ‘milk’ to market purely plant-based products have been forced to rebrand.
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Final decision on slurry spreading closed periods not yet made, Welsh Gov confirms

Final decision on slurry spreading closed periods not yet made, Welsh Gov confirms

05 Dec 201909:00
The Welsh Government has confirmed a final decision on whether to introduce closed periods for slurry spreading has not yet been made.
BeefBusinessdairyEnvironmentLegislationlivestockPoliticsWales
Rural Payments Agency needs public targets for prompt payments, says NFU

Rural Payments Agency needs public targets for prompt payments, says NFU

04 Dec 201910:30
NFU deputy president Guy Smith said the Rural Payments Agency’s current lack of targets was stunting member confidence.
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Farmer launches campaign to ‘send a united message’ that #farmingcares

Farmer launches campaign to ‘send a united message’ that #farmingcares

27 Nov 201908:09
The campaign is an initiative to shed positive light on the industry and highlight the benefits British farmers bring to not just food production, but also the British countryside and biodiversity.
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Boris to ‘forge a new Britain’ as he tells farmers they will thrive under Tory Gov

Boris to ‘forge a new Britain’ as he tells farmers they will thrive under Tory Gov

25 Nov 201915:54
Farmers at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Llanelwedd, met with Mr Johnson on Monday (November 25) as he launched his party’s Welsh manifesto for the general election.
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Food Strategy chief wants fundamental change of the UK’s food system

Food Strategy chief wants fundamental change of the UK’s food system

22 Nov 201915:25
Food Strategy chief Henry Dimbleby has said he wants to carry out a fundamental change of the UK’s food system which will stand the test of time.
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Dartmoor farmers fighting back as they fear cattle are being ‘forced off’ the hills

Dartmoor farmers fighting back as they fear cattle are being ‘forced off’ the hills

22 Nov 201909:20
A move to reduce the number of cattle grazing on National Parks through winter has been met with anger as farmers feel it is part of a wider destocking agenda by conservation groups.
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Official data request reveals Welsh Government’s failure to prepare for water rules

Official data request reveals Welsh Government’s failure to prepare for water rules

22 Nov 201906:00
Welsh farmers could receive no financial support to comply with burdensome new water rules, a shocking new official information request has revealed.
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‘Morally indefensible’ for farmers to bear burden of sustainability alone

‘Morally indefensible’ for farmers to bear burden of sustainability alone

21 Nov 201910:40
Retailers which market sustainable products without sharing any of the financial benefit with farmers are engaging in morally indefensible behaviour.
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Tesco chief executive pledged to ‘play part’ in cutting meat consumption

Tesco chief executive pledged to ‘play part’ in cutting meat consumption

21 Nov 201908:55
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has pledged the supermarket will ‘play its part’ in cutting the meat consumption of UK shoppers.
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YFCs to plant 9,000 trees ‘to help in the fight against climate change’

YFCs to plant 9,000 trees ‘to help in the fight against climate change’

14 Nov 201905:00
The hope is to plant one sapling tree per member, with 60 Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) across England and Wales being supplied the trees by The Woodland Trust.
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Livestock industry would be ‘casualty’ of Labour’s 2030 net zero target

Livestock industry would be ‘casualty’ of Labour’s 2030 net zero target

13 Nov 201911:20
The UK’s livestock industry would be a ‘casualty’ of Labour’s plan to introduce a net zero emissions target by 2030, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister Andrew RT Davies has said.
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EU carbon tax could lock UK farmers out of European market

EU carbon tax could lock UK farmers out of European market

12 Nov 201909:00
UK farmers could be locked out of the European market if the EU introduces a carbon tax to prevent high emission imports, a trade expert has warned.
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Lesley Griffiths climbs down on closed periods for slurry spreading

Lesley Griffiths climbs down on closed periods for slurry spreading

07 Nov 201914:13
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths appeared to retreat on the Government’s commitment to introducing closed periods for slurry spreading at NFU Cymru’s annual conference today (November 7).
BeefBusinessdairyEnvironmentLegislationlivestockPoliticsWalesWater Management
Ex-Defra chief scientist under fire after calling for cut in red meat production

Ex-Defra chief scientist under fire after calling for cut in red meat production

04 Nov 201910:57
Farm groups have criticised a former Defra chief scientist for saying people will have to cut down on eating red meat if the UK is to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target.
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‘Ill-equipped and under-resourced’ - farmers call for cash to meet net zero targets

‘Ill-equipped and under-resourced’ - farmers call for cash to meet net zero targets

24 Oct 201909:41
Calls for urgent financial support to help farmers meet net zero targets have been ramped up as the need for ‘mainstream’ nature-friendly farming is echoed by farmers and conservationists.
BusinessEnvironmentfarm life
Call for farming unions to join ‘Summit to Sea’ project as Rewilding Britain pulls out

Call for farming unions to join ‘Summit to Sea’ project as Rewilding Britain pulls out

23 Oct 201910:56
Powys councillor Elwyn Vaughan has called for both Welsh farming unions to become partners in the ‘Summit to Sea’ project after founder member Rewilding Britain pulled out.
EnvironmentlivestockWales
'We can feed the world a healthy diet using nature-friendly farming'

'We can feed the world a healthy diet using nature-friendly farming'

21 Oct 201908:33
Sébastien Treyer, executive director of IDDRI, said biodiversity should be the main focus, with climate change second.
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Natural England boss backs abolishing closed periods for slurry spreading

Natural England boss backs abolishing closed periods for slurry spreading

16 Oct 201910:49
Natural England boss Tony Juniper has backed the idea of abolishing closed periods for slurry spreading.
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'Natural England needs £140m cash boost to build relationships with farmers'

'Natural England needs £140m cash boost to build relationships with farmers'

15 Oct 201909:55
Natural England needs an annual cash boost of £140m if it is to build proper relationships with farmers and carry out its duties to protect the environment, according to its chair Tony Juniper.
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Proposed deep peat burning ban leaves upland farmers out of pocket

Proposed deep peat burning ban leaves upland farmers out of pocket

11 Oct 201906:00
Proposed new rules to ban burning on deep peat are set to leave upland farmers in moorland areas out of pocket.
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