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The NFU has warned that, at a time when farming is in a stronger position than many other businesses to withstand the impact of the looming recession, there is a real risk that farm output will plummet in the coming read more..
Sheep farmers in England, Wales and Scotland are to be surveyed to see how the proposed introduction of electronic identification (EID) and individual recording will influence their intentions to continue keeping sheep. The survey will be issued by the NFU read more..
NFU Sugar is to hold a series of meetings in the New Year to set out its vision on beet contract negotiations. With talks for the 2010 beet contract due to start in 2009, the meetings will provide a valuable read more..
The Environment Agency’s decision to revise its regulatory position on the waste status of anaerobic digestate produced from farm based inputs is a victory for common sense and a welcome boost to on farm energy production, the NFU and Renewable read more..
Christmas favourite, the humble sprout, is under threat after Brussels announced new legislation on pesticides which will make the festive veg very hard to grow in the UK in the future. The NFU has issued a rallying call today to read more..
The NFU has fought to get a fair deal for hill farmers after Defra announced plans to introduce an Upland Entry Level Scheme to replace the current Hill Farming Allowance during 2010. The scheme, announced today, comes after two years read more..
Lobbying by the NFU has seen Home Office minister Phil Woolas announce an increase in the size of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme quota today. NFU and industry partners joined forces to persuade ministers there was a compelling case for read more..
The European Parliament has voted to take away the UK's opt out of the 48 hour working week despite strong recommendations from the NFU to vote otherwise. Prior to the vote on the EU Working Time Directive, the NFU had read more..
Industry wide fundraiser the Africa 100 Appeal received a boost this week with two donations totalling £10,000. Leading high street store Marks & Spencer joins a growing number of donors to support the appeal with a £5,000 donation and Strutt read more..
The adoption of the Renewable Energy Directive by the European Parliament today (Wednesday) is a fantastic opportunity for British agriculture, the NFU said. The Directive will introduce mandatory targets requiring the EU to meet 20 per cent of energy use read more..
The UK remains at risk from the threat of bluetongue and farmers should vaccinate their animals at the earliest opportunity, the NFU said today. Defra has launched the 2009 vaccination plan for animals susceptible to bluetongue serotype BTV8 and will read more..
The NFU has met with leading lending banks to highlight the concerns of farmers and growers about the tightening of access to credit and the impact of the recent financial turmoil on agriculture. NFU Deputy President Meurig Raymond told the read more..
The Food Standards Agency’s decision to agree to support a move to increase the BSE testing age requirement for cattle slaughtered for human consumption from 30 months to 48 months is based on sound science and risk assessment, the NFU read more..
Productive agriculture must share the stage with the environment if the UK is to secure food production, according to NFU President Peter Kendall. This statement comes as the Efra Select Committee launches its inquiry into securing food supplies for the read more..
NFU Deputy President Meurig Raymond will take the Why Science Matters campaign to Europe this week, for a series of cross party briefings with Euro MPs. As NFU members are increasingly concerned about the role of the EU in pesticides read more..
The leaders of NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and the Ulster Farmers’ Union today jointly reiterated the call for a suspension of live cattle and sheep imports from infected areas in Continental Europe because of the threat of bluetongue. Commenting read more..
A new website has been launched to mark the 2009 NFU conference themed around ‘The new agenda for farming’. Videos, picture galleries, speeches and news will be added to the site live as the event unfolds at the Hilton Metropole read more..
Science and technology is vital to agriculture and the Government must ensure it benefits from new funding and initiatives, the NFU said today. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has today (Friday) announced £250 million of funding for training read more..
The NFU is congratulating the Bank of England on today’s aggressive move to reduce interest rates to their lowest level for more than half a century and equal to the lowest level since the Bank was founded in 1694. A read more..
The NFU will no longer be pursuing a judicial review of the Secretary of State’s announcement on wildlife culling licences as part of TB control measures, but remains committed to a legal challenge, it announced today. “While the initial view read more..
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