Agriculture
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UK food and farming sector unites to highlight impact on home-grown production
12 February 2018 News36 organisations representing the UK’s food and farming industry have set out what a successful Brexit means to them in a joint statement -
Digital divide is still real in rural areas
15 December 2017 News17 per cent of rural homes and businesses still can’t receive decent broadband and 82 per cent can’t receive a 4G signal -
Transitional Period Will Provide Important Stability, NFU Says
25 September 2017 BrexitThe Prime Minister’s commitment to a transitional period after the UK leaves the EU will provide important stability for farm businesses, the National Farmers' Union says, and prepares the ground for both sides to make progress in Brexit negotiations -
Businesses in Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain Reveal Workforce Concerns in Brexit Survey
01 September 2017 BrexitTrade bodies from across the UK’s £110bn food and drink supply chain have published a landmark survey on their sector, which employs four million people across the UK -
Bath & West Society to Open Rural Enterprise Centre
30 August 2017 NewsThe Bath & West Society has announced it is to open a Rural Enterprise Centre to encourage education and business growth amongst the rural community -
NFU Urges Government to Enhance British Food Production
07 August 2017 NewsMeurig Raymond, President of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has called on policy makers to grasp Brexit as an opportunity to enhance the nation’s ability to produce British food -
Rural Businesses to Receive a Share of £200m in Grants
31 July 2017 NewsThe government has announced the release of £200m in grants which are expected to generate more than 6,000 new jobs overall and support growth of rural businesses and broadband projects -
Farm Subsidies Must Be Earned, Says Michael Gove
21 July 2017 NewsFarm subsidies must be earned by farmers agreeing to protect the environment and boost the quality of rural life and won't just be assessed by the amount of land owned, Defra Secretary Michael Gove stated today -
Fairfields Farm Becomes Entirely Energy Efficient
19 July 2017 NewsEssex-based artisan crisp company and potato producer, Fairfields Farm, has opened a new anaerobic digester, which the business believes makes it the UK's only hand-cooked crisp company powered solely by renewable energy -
NFU Emphasises Need for Investment in British Agriculture
03 July 2017 NewsMeurig Raymond, president of National Farmers' Union (NFU), has met with the Bank of England and the British Bankers Association to discuss the financial future for farming post-Brexit -
NFU President Outlines Farming Priorities to Defra Secretary
19 June 2017 NewsNational Farmers' Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond met with new Environment Secretary Michael Gove at the Royal Three Counties Show to talk about the scope of policy priorities for the farming sector -
Brexit Uncertainty Causes Farmer Confidence to Fall
06 June 2017 BrexitFarmers' confidence for the next three years has taken a significant knock, with a National Farmers Union (NFU) survey showing an 18-point drop in mid-term confidence in the last two years
