• National Farmers Union
  • - 29-07-2010
Meurig testimonial

A productive, competitive and profitable agriculture needs markets to work properly, proportionate regulation and confidence to invest in the future.

NFU Deputy President, Meurig Raymond

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How to have a safe harvest 29 Jul 2010

With harvest season here, the NFU is urging farmers and growers to keep safety in mind by ensuring machinery is properly maintained and operations are carried out safely. read more..

Taking part in the Campaign for the Farmed Environment makes economic sense 29 Jul 2010

A new electronic tool has been launched for advisers and agronomists which demonstrates how the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) is economically viable compared to the regulatory alternative. read more..

Farming leaders meet with Treasury Chief 28 Jul 2010

The farming leaders of NFU Scotland and NFU England and Wales have met with the UK Government’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP in London today (Wednesday, 28 July) to discuss the central role that rural businesses continue to play in the nation’s economic recovery. read more..

Core EU safety rules for tractors and trailers is common sense move 28 Jul 2010

In a move heralded as ‘common sense’ by the NFU, the EU Commission has put forward a proposal to replace around 50 directives with one core regulation covering the type approval of tractors, trailers and their appliances. read more..

NFU looks forward to continuing improvements under new RPA head 28 Jul 2010

The NFU has said it looks forward to working with the new interim chief executive for the Rural Payments Agency Richard Judge after his appointment was announced by Agriculture Minister Jim Paice today. read more..

Farmers may get compensation if affected by new high speed railway 27 Jul 2010

Farmers on the preferred route for a high speed rail link between Birmingham and London may now be eligible to receive compensation under the Government’s Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS). read more..

World sugar conference – big success 26 Jul 2010

The 10th World Association of Beet and Cane Growers’ (WABCG) conference is being hailed as good as any in its 30 year history. The event, hosted by the NFU in the UK for the first time, concluded at the end read more..

Common sense decision on AWB 22 Jul 2010

The NFU has said that the Secretary of State’s announcement that she will seek the agreement of the Welsh Assembly Government to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board sees the back of a contradictory and cumbersome regulatory framework. read more..

NFU responds to Rural Payments Agency review(2) 21 Jul 2010

A review into the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) should, if its recommendations are acted on, signal the beginning of a major push to transform the agency from a below-standard public body to an effective and cost-efficient one, says the NFU read more..

Modern CAP needed for productive agriculture 21 Jul 2010

The NFU has called on the European Commission to take farming forwards towards a more competitive, productive and market-orientated future when it draws up its Communication on the future of the Common Agriculture Policy this autumn. read more..

Political landscape of fruit production cannot ignore 35 million virtual hectares 21 Jul 2010

To reduce our dependence on land overseas we will need the public on side as well as politicians, NFU President Peter Kendall will tell growers at the Fruit Focus event being held today. read more..

NFU responds to Rural Payments Agency review 20 Jul 2010

Today’s review into the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) should, if its recommendations are acted on, signal the beginning of a major push to transform the agency from a below standard public body to an effective and cost efficient one, says read more..

EU says decline in BSE could see restrictions in TSE controls relaxed 19 Jul 2010

The NFU supports the latest strategic plan for the unwinding of TSE restrictions across Europe via the publication of the Commission’s TSE Roadmap 2. The Roadmap follows on from a continual decline in BSE across Europe. read more..

European Commission GM crops proposals set dangerous precedent 14 Jul 2010

Plans announced by the European Commission will give individual member states the immediate power to set coexistence rules on a regional or national level, without any scientific basis, in order to restrict or ban GM crop cultivation. read more..

Helping farmers and land managers make the right choices 13 Jul 2010

Farmers and land managers are being encouraged to take part in the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) Trail at this year’s CLA Game Fair to find out how they can participate in the initiative. The Campaign partners have developed read more..

Dairy farmers feel the heat of driest summer for decades 13 Jul 2010

The NFU is warning milk buyers not to pay ‘too little too late’ as dairy farmers across the country struggle to maintain milk production following months of hot, dry weather. read more..

Fodder bank available to help farmers through drought 09 Jul 2010

Farmers affected by the summer’s excessive heat are being urged to take advantage of the NFU’s fodder bank. read more..

NFU’s Mansel Raymond elected as new Copa-Cogeca dairy vice-chairman 09 Jul 2010

NFU dairy board chairman Mansel Raymond has been elected vice-chairman of the European agricultural union’s milk and dairy products working group. read more..

Time to champion the benefits of the CAP says NFU 09 Jul 2010

On the day that MEPs adopted George Lyon’s report on the future of the CAP, the NFU said it believed the time was right to talk up the benefits of the CAP to society at large. read more..

Clear message on the use of red diesel at agricultural shows 08 Jul 2010

The NFU and NFU Scotland have worked with HMRC to clarify the use of red diesel at agricultural shows. Farmers and growers will now be able to legitimately use red diesel in machines such as tractors and telehandlers for travelling read more..

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