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Minette Visits the PM
NFU President Minette Batters today met Prime Minister Boris Johnson, where she stressed the need for action to safeguard British…
Politics
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Dismay at Governments rejection of food standards amendment
The news that MPs have voted to overturn a House of Lords amendment to the Agriculture Bill, last night which…
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Dismay at Governments rejection of food standards amendment
The news that MPs have voted to overturn a House of Lords amendment to the Agriculture Bill, last night which…
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Denying MPs a vote on trade standards Commission bad for democracy
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has criticised a procedural manoeuvre, which will deny MPs the opportunity of voting on a…
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Government’s new farm funding scheme puts environmental ambitions for agriculture at risk
In a letter sent today, 22 September 2020, to George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 17 environment…
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Prospects for recovering economy far from rosy
Economists at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have called for targeted support for those sectors most in peril following the end…
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Last chance looms to back British farming in future trade deals
The NFU is urging politicians to put their words into actions and give Parliament a say on how future trade…
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Proposed New Environmental Land Management Scheme Fails to Impress
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has described Government proposals for a new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) in England as…
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Managing rights of way on farmland – what landowners need to know
As lockdown restrictions continue to ease across the UK, more and more people are venturing into the great outdoors to enjoy some…
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Greater transparency needed on standards of grain imports
The NFU is asking the government and supply chains for greater transparency around the standards associated with imported grain as…