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British Farming Awards

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17 Oct 2019
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CropTec

CropTec

27 Nov 2019
The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production.
LAMMA 2020

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07 Jan 2020
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Food and farming leaders welcome Johnson’s Brexit deal with the EU

Food and farming leaders welcome Johnson’s Brexit deal with the EU

17 Oct 201911:26
Food and farming leaders have welcomed the announcement from Number 10 that the Prime Minister has struck a Brexit deal with the EU.
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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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Farm groups launch Brexit advice services ahead of planned October exit

Farm groups launch Brexit advice services ahead of planned October exit

16 Oct 201906:00
Two farm groups have launched no-deal Brexit advice services ahead of the UK’s planned exit on October 31.
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‘Hard to draw conclusion’ about effectiveness of the badger cull, says Juniper

‘Hard to draw conclusion’ about effectiveness of the badger cull, says Juniper

15 Oct 201913:42
Chair of Natural England Tony Juniper has said it is ‘very hard to draw a firm conclusion’ about the effectiveness of the badger cull, despite new peer-reviewed research.
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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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‘Government is not listening’ – NFU hits out at lack of action on seasonal labour

‘Government is not listening’ – NFU hits out at lack of action on seasonal labour

11 Oct 201906:45
NFU horticulture board chairman Ali Capper has hit out at the Government for failing to listen to industry concerns about a seasonal labour shortfall.
BrexitBusinessHorticultureLegislationPolitics
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.
BusinessEnvironmentFundingLegislationlivestockPoliticsuplands
Government must match-fund red meat marketing spend, says NFU

Government must match-fund red meat marketing spend, says NFU

09 Oct 201911:45
The NFU livestock board has called on Government to match-fund Red Tractor’s marketing spend and beef and lamb levies to boost demand for red meat.
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Ben Goldsmith slapped down by Scots Minister for 'overgrazing' comments

Ben Goldsmith slapped down by Scots Minister for 'overgrazing' comments

08 Oct 201909:16
Prominent financier and outspoken environmentalist Ben Goldsmith became embroiled in a Twitter storm with Scotland’s Rural Economy Minister Fergus Ewing.
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Efra committee chair: Keep direct payments until Brexit consequences become clear

Efra committee chair: Keep direct payments until Brexit consequences become clear

02 Oct 201910:04
FARMERS should continue to receive direct payments for several years longer than currently planned to help them cope with Brexit-related challenges, a leading Conservative MP has said.
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Villiers faces farmer anger over lack of change to no-deal tariff schedule

Villiers faces farmer anger over lack of change to no-deal tariff schedule

01 Oct 201913:00
Defra Secretary Theresa Villiers has been confronted with stinging criticism after she admitted there would be very little change to the no-deal tariff schedule put together by Theresa May’s Government.
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NFU calls for review of competition law to ensure fair prices for farmers

NFU calls for review of competition law to ensure fair prices for farmers

01 Oct 201911:32
The NFU has called for a review of competition law to ensure farmers receive a fair price for the food they produce.
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Tory plan to force farmers to send livestock to nearest abattoir branded ‘nonsense’

Tory plan to force farmers to send livestock to nearest abattoir branded ‘nonsense’

30 Sep 201913:16
A Conservative Party plan to force farmers to send their livestock to the nearest abattoir has been branded ‘nonsense’ by Countryside Alliance (CA) chief executive Tim Bonner.
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Public ‘does not give a damn’ about the badger cull when voting

Public ‘does not give a damn’ about the badger cull when voting

30 Sep 201912:25
Voters ‘do not give a damn’ about animal welfare issues such as the badger cull at election time, research from ORB International has shown.
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Labour Party pledges overhaul of ‘public money for public goods’ scheme

Labour Party pledges overhaul of ‘public money for public goods’ scheme

26 Sep 201912:00
The Labour Party has pledged to overhaul the ‘public money for public goods’ scheme set out in the Agriculture Bill if it wins power.
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Labour edges closer to carbon footprint labelling on food products

Labour edges closer to carbon footprint labelling on food products

26 Sep 201909:00
The Labour Party is edging towards a policy of introducing carbon footprint labelling on food products.
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Report suggesting half of farms will go bankrupt in a no-deal Brexit a ‘scare story’

Report suggesting half of farms will go bankrupt in a no-deal Brexit a ‘scare story’

25 Sep 201914:25
A report published by the Farmers for a People’s Vote campaign, which suggested half of farmers will go bankrupt in a no-deal Brexit, has been branded a ‘scare story’.
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'Good news for the entire sector' - farm groups welcome Ag Bill’s resurrection

'Good news for the entire sector' - farm groups welcome Ag Bill’s resurrection

25 Sep 201911:45
Farm groups have welcomed the Agriculture Bill’s resurrection, which came as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Prime Minister’s suspension of Parliament was illegal.
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Welsh farmers slam ‘irresponsible’ bird control licence changes

Welsh farmers slam ‘irresponsible’ bird control licence changes

25 Sep 201911:41
A move which would leave Welsh farmers and conservationists ‘further restricted’ on their ability to control birds and pests has been slammed by farming organisations.
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Shadow Defra Minister refuses to rule out Labour meat tax

Shadow Defra Minister refuses to rule out Labour meat tax

23 Sep 201915:30
Shadow Defra Minister Luke Pollard has refused to rule out the possibility of a Labour Government introducing a meat tax to help meet the 2050 net zero emissions target.
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