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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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Villiers backtracks on Gove’s promise to set up commission to protect food standards

Villiers backtracks on Gove’s promise to set up commission to protect food standards

05 Dec 201909:11
Defra Secretary Theresa Villiers has backtracked on her predecessor’s cast-iron guarantee to set up a Trade and Food Commission to protect standards after Brexit.
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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.
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Scottish tenants fail to take advantage of improvements amnesty

Scottish tenants fail to take advantage of improvements amnesty

05 Dec 201906:00
With just six months left of the amnesty for recording tenant’s improvements, the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) has suggested more than half of Scotland’s tenant farmers are in danger of running out of time to co
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General Election 2019: What are the political parties promising on food and farming?

General Election 2019: What are the political parties promising on food and farming?

27 Nov 201915:40
With two weeks to go until polling day, all the political parties have now published their manifestos. But what are they promising on food and farming?
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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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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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Tories promise to protect £3bn ag budget in next Parliament

Tories promise to protect £3bn ag budget in next Parliament

20 Nov 201915:53
The Conservatives have promised to protect the current annual £3bn budget for UK agriculture in every year of the next Parliament.
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'Do not underestimate force of public opinion on Gov's trade deal decisions'

'Do not underestimate force of public opinion on Gov's trade deal decisions'

19 Nov 201911:38
Strength of public opinion around food and farming standards should not be underestimated when it comes to securing new trade deals.
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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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Anger at decision to appoint part-time GCA as calls to extend remit grow louder

Anger at decision to appoint part-time GCA as calls to extend remit grow louder

13 Nov 201909:00
Farm groups have expressed their anger at a Government decision to appoint a new Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) in a part-time capacity.
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Welsh Government moves to reduce on-farm slaughter of cattle amid TB crisis

Welsh Government moves to reduce on-farm slaughter of cattle amid TB crisis

12 Nov 201913:25
The Welsh Government is taking steps to reduce the number of cattle slaughtered on-farm as both farming unions warned of the toll the disease is taking on rural communities.
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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).
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Johnson-style trade deals risk making 250,000 ha of Welsh farmland ‘unproductive’

Johnson-style trade deals risk making 250,000 ha of Welsh farmland ‘unproductive’

05 Nov 201913:19
A post-Brexit free trade scenario of the kind proposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson risks making more than 250,000 hectares of farmland in Wales ‘unproductive’, according to analysis from the Welsh Government.
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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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Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal could see NI farmers ‘cut out of GB market’

Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal could see NI farmers ‘cut out of GB market’

01 Nov 201911:22
Northern Irish farmers have expressed concerns that the Prime Minister’s new Brexit deal could see them ‘cut out of’ the Great British market, if the rest of the UK chooses to diverge from EU food production standards.
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Farmers issue plea for food to be at the heart of General Election campaign

Farmers issue plea for food to be at the heart of General Election campaign

31 Oct 201909:00
Farmers have issued a plea for agriculture to be front and centre of the upcoming General Election campaign, after MPs finally backed holding a vote on December 12.
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Farm groups give mixed reception to Parliament’s vote for December election

Farm groups give mixed reception to Parliament’s vote for December election

29 Oct 201916:37
Agricultural leaders and farmers have given a mixed response to Parliament’s backing for a snap General Election on December 12.
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Net profit for ‘average’ farmer set to fall by half over the next decade

Net profit for ‘average’ farmer set to fall by half over the next decade

29 Oct 201909:39
Net profits for the ‘average’ farmer are set to fall by half over the next decade, even if environmental payments double, according to research by consultants Strutt and Parker.
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New survey shows overwhelming public support for British farmers

New survey shows overwhelming public support for British farmers

28 Oct 201909:00
A massive four in five British shoppers think food should only be imported if it meets UK animal welfare and environmental standards, new research has found.
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