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Planning shake up needs to work for the countryside

Planning shake up needs to work for the countryside

04 Aug 202014:52
The Government has revealed plans for some houses to receive automatic planning permission as it looks to ‘build, build, build’
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MPs call on Government to appoint a Minister for Food Security

MPs call on Government to appoint a Minister for Food Security

04 Aug 202013:18
MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee have called on the Government to appoint a Minister for Food Security in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ministers pressed on whether UK farmers will be compensated if undercut by US deal

Ministers pressed on whether UK farmers will be compensated if undercut by US deal

03 Aug 202013:56
A House of Lords committee has written to the Trade Secretary to ask what kind of compensation the Government will offer to UK farmers if they are undercut as a result of a US trade deal.
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Lords attempt to ban live exports frustrated by complications over Northern Ireland

Lords attempt to ban live exports frustrated by complications over Northern Ireland

30 Jul 202009:53
An attempt in the House of Lords to ban live exports as part of the Agriculture Bill has been stymied by complications over Northern Ireland.
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Food Strategy sets out formal recommendations for protecting standards in trade deals

Food Strategy sets out formal recommendations for protecting standards in trade deals

29 Jul 202000:02
The eagerly anticipated National Food Strategy (NFS) for England has set out a number of formal recommendations for protecting food production standards in trade deals.
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No-deal Brexit would be ‘a cakewalk’ compared to Covid, says Food Tsar Dimbleby

No-deal Brexit would be ‘a cakewalk’ compared to Covid, says Food Tsar Dimbleby

29 Jul 202000:02
Leaving the Brexit transition period without an EU trade deal would be ‘a cakewalk’ for the food industry in comparison to the pandemic, National Food Strategy (NFS) chief Henry Dimbleby has said.
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Farm groups welcome plans to axe greening measures from 2021

Farm groups welcome plans to axe greening measures from 2021

28 Jul 202009:41
Farm groups have welcomed Government plans to scrap EU greening requirements for direct payments from 2021.
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Drakeford says WG will be ‘sensitive’ to coronavirus issues when setting BPS phaseout

Drakeford says WG will be ‘sensitive’ to coronavirus issues when setting BPS phaseout

27 Jul 202005:00
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, has said his Government will be ‘sensitive’ to coronavirus issues faced by farmers when setting a Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) phaseout timetable.
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Call for delay to ‘business as usual’ legislation while food sector recovers from Covid

Call for delay to ‘business as usual’ legislation while food sector recovers from Covid

26 Jul 202008:55
The Food and Drink Sector Council (FDSC) has called on Government to delay ‘business as usual’ legislation and consultations while the sector focuses on recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Industry backlash as MPs vote down chance to ratify future trade deals

Industry backlash as MPs vote down chance to ratify future trade deals

22 Jul 202014:13
The NFU has expressed its disappointment that MPs rejected an opportunity for Parliament to ratify future trade deals which will affect the farming industry.
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Welsh FM: UK internal market proposals ‘significant step backwards’ for devolution

Welsh FM: UK internal market proposals ‘significant step backwards’ for devolution

22 Jul 202011:45
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has said the UK Government’s internal market proposals are a ‘significant step backwards’ for devolution.
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‘A victory for common sense’ - Small abattoirs to benefit from public funding

‘A victory for common sense’ - Small abattoirs to benefit from public funding

20 Jul 202011:47
Farm groups have welcomed the news that small abattoirs are to benefit from public funding under the terms of the Agriculture Bill.
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Campaign to protect production standards in the food service sector hots up

Campaign to protect production standards in the food service sector hots up

16 Jul 202014:45
As the UK prepares to sign trade deals with several countries, including the USA, concerns have grown that the food service sector may move to take advantage of low standard imports in future. Abi Kay reports.  
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Defra Secretary reaffirms food at the ‘centre’ of future ag policy

Defra Secretary reaffirms food at the ‘centre’ of future ag policy

16 Jul 202014:17
Defra Secretary George Eustice has reinforced food production will be central to future agricultural policy, in a virtual address at the Great Yorkshire Show (GYS).
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Trade Commission independence questioned as reliance on DIT press office revealed

Trade Commission independence questioned as reliance on DIT press office revealed

15 Jul 202010:50
The independence of the new Trade and Agriculture Commission has been questioned as Farmers Guardian revealed its press operation will be carried out by officials at the Department for International Trade (DIT).
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Scots lock horns with UK Government over future protection of food standards

Scots lock horns with UK Government over future protection of food standards

14 Jul 202011:37
Scottish and UK Ministers have locked horns in a bitter battle over the future protection of food standards.
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New Trade Commission chair under fire for hitting out at chlorinated chicken ‘alarmism’

New Trade Commission chair under fire for hitting out at chlorinated chicken ‘alarmism’

13 Jul 202016:05
Industry leaders have reacted angrily to comments from the new Trade and Agriculture Commission chairman, who called for an end to the ‘alarmism’ around chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef on his first day in post.
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Farmers do not trust Government to invest in nature-friendly farming, survey shows

Farmers do not trust Government to invest in nature-friendly farming, survey shows

13 Jul 202012:48
Only 3 per cent of farmers trust the Government to invest enough money in nature-friendly farming after the coronavirus pandemic, new research has shown.
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Government announces membership of Trade and Agriculture Commission

Government announces membership of Trade and Agriculture Commission

10 Jul 202012:31
The Government has announced who will sit on the Trade and Agriculture Commission, with all farming unions across the UK represented.
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Poorest households least likely to want lower standard food available in the UK

Poorest households least likely to want lower standard food available in the UK

08 Jul 202009:42
The poorest households in the UK are the least likely to want low standard food to be available as a result of new trade deals, research by Which? has found.
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