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Rural businesses, the recovery and budget cuts at Defra were all on the agenda when NFU President Peter Kendall and his NFU Scotland counterpart met the Chief Secretary to the Treasury today. read more..
See the latest results from the NFU/Farmers Weekly Inputs Price Monitor and contribute your own figures. Are you paying too much? read more..
Has the weather had a big impact on your forage supplies? We're building up a picture of the situation around the country and need your feedback. read more..
We're reminding members that an end-of-the-month deadline is looming on income tax and tax credit claims. read more..
NFU President Peter Kendall and his IFA equivalent, John Bryan, have outlined strong reservations about EU-Mercosur trade talks. read more..
The EU Commission has released a report looking at the impact of the economic downturn on agricultural trade. read more..
The Chancellor has signalled his intention to speed up cutting the deficit. Alastair Darling had previously announced plans to halve the deficit by 2014-15; George Osborne wants it to reduce it by three quarters by 2014-15. Read a briefing here. read more..
The Emergency Budget produced three main taxation changes which could be relevant to farmers. read more..
Osborne's 'unavoidable Budget' brings big cuts, big implications for Defra and some good news on furnished holiday lettings. Comment and member briefing here. read more..
Government confirms new rates from October 2010 and announces a focus on young workers and small companies next year. read more..
The outlook for farming up to 2019 has been published - read about the key issues which our sectors face in the future. read more..
NFU briefing on the report's findings ahead of the Budget on 22 June. read more..
We’ve written to the Chancellor outlining what we’d like to see in the Emergency Budget on June 22. Read the letter here. read more..
Read a paper written by Thomas Hind, the NFU’s head of economics and international affairs. The paper describes the impact of globalisation on the farming sector, examining a number of issues including the effect of trade liberalisation, the role of read more..
New EU rules have been introduced which determine where an EU worker who works in more than one member state pays National Insurance contributions. read more..
New legislation introduced in the March 2010 Budget may have much wider implications than intended, the NFU has warned. read more..
The NFU is seeking clarification on the future delivery of the Rural Development Programme for England, (RDPE) amidst concerns about the replacement of Regional Development Agencies with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). read more..
Read an NFU briefing on the impact of exchange rates after the European Central Bank’s efforts to prop up ailing euro zone economies. View the briefing on the right. read more..
South American trade talks could threaten livestock and poultry sectors if UK production and welfare standards are not recognised. read more..
The European Commission's trade directorate has this week announced its intention to resume bilateral trade negotiations with the Mercosur group of countries. These talks, if successful, could have significant implications for UK agriculture, especially the pig, poultry and beef sectors. read more..
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