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Experts react to DECC solar FiT changes
INDUSTRY experts have reacted to the Government’s plans to reform solar subsidy payments, calling them a ‘significant improvement’.
RPA to abolish paper SPS forms by 2015
THE Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is planning to abolish paper-based farm payment applications by 2015, agency chief executive Mark Grimshaw has revealed.
Farm estate harnesses power of biomass
FARMERS are being invited to see how a great historic country farming estate is harnessing 21st Century green energy technology to secure its future for generations to come.
Farm upbringing helps fight allergies - study
GROWING up on a farm gives people a better chance of avoiding allergic disease, a new study has confirmed.
Bishop Burton students given food for thought
HUNDREDS of farmers were given an optimistic view on the future of food production at an event this week.
Agriculture in the news - February 10
A round up of Agricultural news from across the UK.
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BBC rural affairs boss to leave
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Alan Craig leaves ANM Group
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DECC announces changes to FiTs
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Badger Trust announces cull legal challenge
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RPA's five-year plan to fix CAP payments system
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Scotland 'fined' £35m following SPS audit by EU
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Competition in the search for direct milk suppliers
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£7m funding boost to fruit and veg sector
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Wind turbine deal provides 'anchor point' for farmers
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Meat production up by more than 5% in Wales
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Police search for gun after sheep shot dead
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Prices up for peas and beans
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Farming in the Park event welcomed
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Six-day standstill decision expected soon
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Agriculture in the news - February 9
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IT crisis ‘should never have happened’ – AHVLA chief
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Midges actively carried bluetongue across Europe
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Scrap metal theft poses 'national threat' says police
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NBA urges all cattle farmers be on alert for Schmallenberg
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Supermarket adjudicator 'a matter of urgency' – NFU
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Fire damages Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's farm
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Community agriculture benefits thousands - report
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Future bright for UK sheep industry as trade remains firm
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Farmers in Wales opposed to NVZ changes
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EID red tape must be reduced
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Farmers taught butchering skills in Wales
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Agriculture in the news - February 8
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Schmallenberg found in cattle on Sussex farm
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Schmallenberg web discussion: Deputy Chief Vet answers questions
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Public rejection of GM affects biotech firms
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SNP accused of manipulating budget figures
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Sale of Farmers Guardian
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Cornwall and Devon host farm safety workshops
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Police crack down on metal theft
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Farmers do care about wildlife, survey reveals
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Welsh push for 'fair' transition under CAP reform
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Working Smarter report to cut bureaucracy in Wales
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NFU Cymru seeks better deal for LFA farmers
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Mycotoxin plans could slash UK oat production - NFU
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Agriculture in the news - February 7
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Top chefs push to boost egg sales
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Welsh MPs condemn further delay to TB plans
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Rare breeds farm appeals for council support
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Lib Dems warn against scrapping CRC