Archive of all National Farmers Union articles – Page 52
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Comment & OpinionNine months is a short time in politics
Exiting his role as secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs today, Owen Paterson can look forward to spending the next 10 months sniping from the backbenches. His successor Liz Truss, meanwhile, can look forward to a potentially challenging tenure at Defra. Truss has said she ...
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NewsSyngenta ends bid for exemption to neonicotinoid ban
Insecticide producer Syngenta has withdrawn its request for a UK exemption from the EU-wide ban on the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments on winter oilseed rape.
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NewsWaitrose raises minimum beef cattle price to £3.45 a kilo
Waitrose has increased the minimum price it will pay for British beef cattle to £3.45 per kilo, and said it will guarantee the new price until 1 October.
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NewsMorrisons launches mobile app for beef farmers
Morrisons has launched a mobile app for beef producers to help simplify the livestock management process.
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NewsBadger cull proposals could 'finish off' UK dairy and beef sectors
Farming minister George Eustice has dismissed scientific research suggesting efforts to tackle bovine tuberculosis should focus on culling cows instead of badgers.
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NewsVoluntary code on the cards for UK beef industry: Eustice
The beef sector could get its own voluntary code of conduct on farmer contracts, following a crisis summit chaired by Defra today.
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NewsUK dairy industry outlines roadmap for ‘post-quota era’
A new roadmap to prepare the UK dairy industry for the “post-quota era” and eradicate the UK’s dairy trade deficit is being launched in Westminster today.
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NewsJohn Mercer named NFU Cymru director
NFU Cymru has appointed NFU West Midlands regional director John Mercer as its new director…
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NewsBeef sector tensions spark Defra summit call
Defra is to bring together retailers, meat processors and farmers at a ‘beef summit’ to discuss falling farmgate prices…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a summer of discontent looming again in farming?
Perhaps not in dairy – but beef “is in a terribly volatile state”…