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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…
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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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…
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MPs urged to press government for details of protecting food standards in trade deals
The NFU is urging MPs to ask how the government intends to honour its manifesto pledge that British farming’s high…