farming
21 Jan 2019
Farmers left behind by poor connectivity
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has published the results of a recent survey that highlighted the extent of poor mobile and broadband coverage in remote areas, according to the websites...
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14 Jan 2019
Farmers – No-deal Brexit ‘catastrophic’
UK farmers and landowners have written to MPs to warn of the disastrous impact of a no-deal Brexit on food supplies, as reported by the Guardian. They expressed three main...
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27 Dec 2018
Farming revolution – winners and losers
New farming technology could be used to solve post-Brexit labour shortages but must be introduced carefully to avoid negative social impact, according to researchers from the University of East Anglia....
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03 Dec 2018
The post-Brexit countryside plans
Five hundred farmers and rural businesses met in Westminster on Thursday 28 November to discuss post-Brexit countryside plans with Environment Secretary Michael Gove, as reported by the Darlington and Stockton...
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23 Nov 2018
It’s time to talk about mental health
For most people within the farming community, it is far from an easy conversation to have. But with more than one member of the farming community dying by suicide every...
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29 Oct 2018
The future of farming and the countryside
The RSA’s Food, Farming and Countryside Commission published a report into the future of farming and the countryside. The report was divided into four sections: Meeting our global obligations, Securing...
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29 Oct 2018
Protect Your Farm, Protect Yourself
Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council are hosting the upcoming ‘Protect Your Farm, Protect Yourself’ Event, being held at Three Counties Showground on Thursday 22 November, 4-7pm. This...
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22 Oct 2018
Post Brexit farm subsidies under review
ITV News reports on the announcement that the Government is to launch an independent review of how farm funding will be distributed between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after...
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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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