farming
11 Apr 2022
Committee warns of impacts to farming labour shortage
BBC reports that chronic labour shortages in the food and farming sector could lead to price rises and the UK becoming more dependent on food imports A report by the...
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28 Feb 2022
UK’s farming policies contradictory, says NFU head
BBC reports that speaking at the National Farmers Union Conference on Tuesday, NFU president – Minette Batters, said farming was facing major issues in “an increasingly unstable world” She highlighted...
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28 Feb 2022
Covid tip of iceberg for farmer mental health, new research shows
Researchers from the University of Reading, the University of Exeter and Sheffield University found that while Covid-19 led to worsening mental health among farmers, those surveyed said that they were...
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14 Feb 2022
Farmers slam new Countryside Code
The Daily Mail reports that farmers have criticised changes to the Countryside Code telling them to make rights of way more accessible, use clearer signage and swap stiles for self-closing...
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14 Feb 2022
Total income from farming in England decreases by 10%
AgriLand reports that according to the latest estimated income statistics released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Total Income from Farming (TIFF) for England in 2020,...
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03 Feb 2022
Farming Help Alliance Supporting Industry with Managing Stress, Succession and Future Planning
The national Farming Help charities (The Farming Community Network, Addington Fund and Forage Aid) have launched new awareness raising sessions for delivery from February 2022 – with a focus on...
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03 Feb 2022
News from The Prince’s Countryside Fund
In the latter months of the 2021, The Prince’s Countryside Fund was busy launching our new three-year strategy across the UK, which we are so pleased to be able to...
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20 Dec 2021
Rural businesses and farms affected by Storm Arwen are being urged to claim compensation
Cumbria Crack reports that the CLA, which represents 28,000 rural businesses and farms in England and Wales, has urged those affected by the storm to claim compensation under ‘force majeure’...
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06 Dec 2021
Farmers in England to be paid for looking after soil health from next year
The Guardian reports that farmers will be paid for looking after England’s soils for the first time from next year, when the first stage of the Government’s new support payments...
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29 Nov 2021
MPs launch inquiry into hidden rural mental health issues
Politics.co.uk reports how MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee are set to embark on a wide-ranging inquiry into rural mental health Farming and other agriculture-related professions...
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