Showing posts with label National Farmers Union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Farmers Union. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Are the NFU crying wolf?

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Britain would run out of food on this day next year if it had to be self-sufficient after a no deal Brexit claims the National Farmers Union...
Saturday, September 10, 2016

Pressure for green farm subsidies is mounting

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Pressure for a greening of domestic farm subsidies after Brexit is mounting. Indeed, one might say that it is becoming the new conventional...
Thursday, August 04, 2016

National Trust pitches into farm subsidies

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Britain's largest membership organisation, the National Trust, has demanded a complete reform of farm subsidies after Brexit. The idea ...
Friday, July 01, 2016

NFU looks to the future

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The National Farmers Union has sought assurances that existing EU schemes for British farmers can remain open until 2020: Reassurance sough...
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Crop diversification measures have limited impact on farm income

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The controversial crop diversification measures introduced in the last CAP reform have had a limited impact on farm income according to a ne...
Monday, March 16, 2015

Campaigning for farming and food in the general election

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The general election is an opportunity for farming and food issues to be debated and the National Farmers' Union is fully entitled to br...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Green peas lead to row

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New CAP rules require that large arable farmers ensure that five per cent of their land is set aside as an ecological focus area (EFA). The...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Farmers go for pre-nups as land prices soar

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The rise in the price of farmland is leading increasing numbers of farmers to sign pre- and post-nuptial agreements to protect their wealth ...