Ulster Farmers' Union urges farmers to opt into Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme before deadline
Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme deadline is December 31 2024
22 December 2024
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1 min read
"Buying habits have the potential to change, but we need education in schools" - Why has our attitude to food changed over time?
The Budget has highlighted just how removed we have become from food and those who produce it. Emily Ashworth looks at how consumers have changed their shopping habits over the years – and how farmers always help the country through a crisis
22 December 2024
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6 min read
'Staggering' cost of Welsh Government's water quality regulations revealed by NFU Cymru survey
The survey of more than 400 farmers found of the 65% of Welsh farmers who had either already invested in infrastructure or who were planning to, 30% said it had come at a cost of over £100,000, with 12% stating the cost was more than £200,000
19 December 2024
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3 min read
Resilience key for the future
With farmers facing a range of pressures, from climate change to geopolitics, Andersons consultants take a look at the prospects for 2025
13 December 2024
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3 min read
Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"
"Transparency and authenticity are key in food production"
11 December 2024
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3 min read
Project sees AMP grazing reduce input costs and improve productivity
An FAI Farms project sponsored by McDonald’s UK and Ireland has seen positive results within their commercial suckler herd following the switch to adaptive multi-paddock grazing
07 December 2024
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5 min read
UK risks falling short of climate and nature targets with Government delays to upland farming support
New analysis shows hill farmers are only receiving 8% or £39m of the Government's new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Incentive, despite the uplands occupying ‘around 15% of England's area'
06 December 2024
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5 min read
Rural businesses urge Scottish and UK Governments to 'reset' relationship
"Rural communities and businesses have often felt that the issues we encounter play second fiddle to those in urban areas"
05 December 2024
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2 min read
Dairy industry bodies defend the use of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer
The Food Standards Agency confirmed said milk from cows given Bovaer as a feed additive to reduce methane emissions was safe to drink and had undergone rigorous testing
04 December 2024
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4 min read
06-11-2024
NEC, Birmingham
