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Worcestershire farmers' support scheme watered down - councillor
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (600+ words) The motion passed by Worcestershire County Council on Thursday A scheme to help Worcestershire farmers by getting more locally-grown produce into schools was watered down before being approved, a councillor has claimed. Reform councillor Justin Bowen said the motion passed…...
Suffolk farmers seek certainty ahead of Budget amid drought
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (1376+ words) The summer drought has brought a host of problems farmers are facing to a head, the region's foremost land agents have warned. Long-term stability will be one of their biggest asks as they await chancellor John Healey's first Budget on…...
‘Government needs to take national food security seriously and set ambitious targets’
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (472+ words) Cambridgeshire farmers called for homegrown food targets on Back British Farming Day as new NFU research reveals Britain is producing less food than it did 30 years ago. The UK’s self-sufficiency in ten out of 11 everyday foods, such as wheat, vegetables,…...
Bluetongue cases pass 100 in Wales
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (491+ words) Th Welsh Government urges livestock keepers to remain vigilant and report suspected cases immediately The number of confirmed bluetongue cases in Wales has passed 100, with livestock keepers being urged to remain vigilant and consider vaccinating their animals. Where bluetongue cannot…...
UK bluetongue cases top 1,000
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (360+ words) Case figures revealed at latest weekly webinar, where farmers in Scotland were also urged to plan ahead amid the prospect of the virus posing a longer-term threat. A map was shown at the webinar last night (9 September). The red triangles…...
Kit Malthouse's column - Scrap the Family Farm Tax next month
3+ day, 18+ min ago (500+ words) I’ve joined my Conservative colleagues in writing to the new Prime Minister with a simple plea: scrap the Family Farm Tax in his first Budget. Farmers across NW Hants are frankly furious about this tax. I hear it directly from…...
Letters: ignore the farming doomsters
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (269+ words) Sir: There can be few better summaries of government attitude to Britain’s countryside than James Vitali’s: ‘Something to vandalise or extract from, but not to value’ (Diary, 5 September). What the industry needs is more passionate youth coming on board who…...
Farmer, 63, nicknamed???Mr Potato??? crushed to death by one tonne bag of spuds as heartbroken daughter pays tribute
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (21+ words) Farmer, 63, nicknamed ‘Mr Potato’ crushed to death by one tonne bag of spuds as heartbroken daughter pays tribute The Sun...
“Whatever happens, our essential food needs will be met.”: Parliament passes motion on food resilience
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (821+ words) The PAP Story - Told From Within. Parliament passed a private member’s motion on Sept 9, with MPs proposing initiatives to reduce food waste, increase demand for local produce, and supporting local food production, amongst others to enhance food resilience in Singapore....
MPs show support for British farming during PMQs
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (337+ words) MPs donned wheatsheaf badges in the House of Commons yesterday to show their support for British farmers on Back British Farming Day. Despite not wearing a badge himself, prime minister Andy Burnham used PMQs to acknowledge the work of farmers....