Farming and Agriculture
15 Oct 2018
Brexit impacts on the countryside
The Financial Times reported on the possibilities for the British countryside post-Brexit. The article laments that the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) used lucrative incentives to encourage British farmers to...
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10 Sep 2018
NFU rural broadband survey
The National Farmers’ Union has called on the Government to ensure that farmers across the country have access to adequate broadband. The NFU launched a survey to ‘build a true...
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10 Sep 2018
Farmers criticise plans for migrant workers
Following the Government’s new visa scheme announcement on Thursday, several farmers’ associations have criticised the plans as, ‘simply not enough’. The new visa scheme, announced by the Home Secretary and...
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26 Jul 2018
Farm Business Survey
The Rural Business Research Unit at Askham Bryan College is part of Rural Business Research; a national consortium of six Universities and Colleges delivering projects for government, levy-funded research bodies,...
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28 Feb 2018
Plan to phase out farm payments
A new system of payments aims to improve the rural environment and delivery of public goods. The government has unveiled plans to abolish farm subsidies in England and replace them...
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10 Aug 2017
Call to exempt farm buildings from development tax
THE government is facing calls to exempt new farm buildings from a revised approach to development tax for local infrastructure. Developers are already charged a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) when...
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25 Jul 2017
Free LPG tank installation for rural businesses
Calor is offering a free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank and pipework installation to rural, off-grid agricultural businesses. The offer is available immediately, with rural farming businesses currently using oil,...
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18 Jul 2017
Threats and fear in wake of rural crime
Rural crime is costing farmers as much as £42.5m a year, says a report Farmers have been victims of arson, vandalism and burglary, says the NFU study, launched at Westminster...
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