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Advance funding starts in England to help struggling farms
25.07.2022

Advance funding starts in England to help struggling farms

Farmers Weekly has reported that, in light of the cashflow crisis facing many agricultural business, the Rural Payments Agency has announced that farmers in England will receive a 50% advance on their basic payment scheme Farmers have been under...

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English farmers count cost of changes to subsidy regime
11.07.2022

English farmers count cost of changes to subsidy regime

The Financial Times reports that a new report by the Countryside and Community Research Institute calculated that across the south-west of England, the wider region — comprising Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset — would lose £883mn in direct subsidies by...

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Cost of living crisis: Farming industry struggling with rising costs
04.07.2022

Cost of living crisis: Farming industry struggling with rising costs

The BBC details how farmers across the south west of England have said say they are struggling to absorb rising costs as food prices continue to climb Research by the National Farmers Union (NFU) said...

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Food strategy to boost food production and back farmers says the Government
13.06.2022

Food strategy to boost food production and back farmers says the Government

Government food strategy will back our farmers by helping to increase domestic production, spread jobs and grow the economy Plans to drive innovation and harness pioneering technology in farming will be set out today as part of the...

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Rural mental health must be top of our agenda
23.05.2022

Rural mental health must be top of our agenda

An article written for PoliticsHome by Neil Hudson MP discusses the importance of rural mental health The article discusses how m ore than a third of farmers in the UK have admitted to being possibly or probably depressed according...

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News and Info from DEFRA
23.05.2022

News and Info from DEFRA

Defra have released their latest ‘Farming is Changing’ information which details how farmers and land managers will be rewarded for doing even more to improve the environment whilst producing high quality food and other products Download the leaflet by...

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British farmers advised to grasp export opportunities
23.05.2022

British farmers advised to grasp export opportunities

Farmers Weekly reports that the Government is negotiating new free trade agreements (FTA) at pace with major agri-producing countries, after NFU president Minette Batters urged British farmers to grow their businesses further through exporting The UK agri-food sector contributes...

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‘Best farmers’ in England at risk of going bust
09.05.2022

‘Best farmers’ in England at risk of going bust

The Farmers Guardian reports that a leading rural charity has warned that a combination of changing agriculture policies and high input costs risk putting the 'best farmers' in England out of business Jude McCann, chief executive of the Farming...

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Fuel theft warning for farmers as prices soar
19.04.2022

Fuel theft warning for farmers as prices soar

Farmers with diesel and oil storage tanks are being warned to check their security amidst increased fears that thieves could target them William Nicholl, client director at rural insurance broker Lycetts, said: “Storage tanks contain thousands of...

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Committee warns of impacts to farming labour shortage
11.04.2022

Committee warns of impacts to farming labour shortage

BBC reports that chronic labour shortages in the food and farming sector could lead to price rises and the UK becoming more dependent on food imports A report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee issued that Covid...

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