Productivity grant for dairy farmers


Farming Minister George Eustice has announced a new £60 million grants scheme where farmers can bid for up to £12,000 ...

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Opportunity for farmers post Brexit


While Brexit has been a cause for concern among many farmers, the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) believes that it ...

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Farmers will still be able to submit paper VAT returns


HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that farmers may still submit paper VAT returns following the recent announcement that ...

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Land sales affected by Brexit fears


New research has found that uncertainty surrounding Brexit is restricting the amount of land coming to market in England, Scotland ...

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Simplified countryside stewardship


The Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced its new simplified Countryside Stewardship scheme (CS) offers to ...

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Lowered standards greatest threat to poultry sector


According to a recent analysis conducted by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the risk of low standard imports after Brexit ...

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Welcome for Gove vision for farming sector


Many agricultural groups have responded warmly to Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s plans to replace farm subsidies with funding to support ...

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Transition period most important


Following the announcement that “sufficient progress” had been made on the split between the UK and the European Union, farmers ...

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TFP down on last year


New figures have revealed that the efficiency and competitiveness of UK agriculture, as measured on how well inputs are converted ...

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EU workers hard to recruit


Despite there being record numbers of workers from the European Union in the UK, farmers are facing difficulties recruiting them, ...

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