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OFC21: 'Trade policy cannot make food more expensive', says TAC chairman Tim Smith

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OFC21: 'Trade policy cannot make food more expensive', says TAC chairman Tim Smith

Trade and Agriculture (TAC) Commission chairman Tim Smith has said part of the body’s job is to stop future trade policy from making food more expensive.

clock 08 January 2021 • 2 min read
From the editor: Time for ag policy realism now free trade deal is done

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From the editor: Time for ag policy realism now free trade deal is done

To use a spot of football jargon, the Brexit negotiations benefited from their very own version of ’Fergie-time’, that fabled bit of extra-extra time that would seemingly appear at the end of Manchester United games when the Red Devils were managed by Sir Alex Ferguson. The games would go on longer than expected but the desired result, for Sir Alex at least, was achieved in the end.

clock 08 January 2021 • 2 min read
Young farmer focus: Beth Menzies - 'The farming industry carried on almost as normal throughout lockdown'

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Young farmer focus: Beth Menzies - 'The farming industry carried on almost as normal throughout lockdown'

Beth Menzies, 21, grew up on her family hill farm in Argyll, studied agriculture at Scotland’s Rural College and works as a shepherd in the Scottish Borders.

clock 08 January 2021 • 2 min read
Red Tractor urges farmers to respond to consultation on future standards

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Red Tractor urges farmers to respond to consultation on future standards

Red Tractor is urging farmers to respond to a new consultation on future standards across all six of the scheme’s sectors.

clock 05 January 2021 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: James Kittow - 'We must be proud of keeping the nation fed'

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Farming Matters: James Kittow - 'We must be proud of keeping the nation fed'

As 2020 began, who could have forecast what was about to hit us and the rest of the world.

clock 05 January 2021 • 3 min read
'Harrowing reality' as more than 40 people killed on farms in 2020

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'Harrowing reality' as more than 40 people killed on farms in 2020

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has urged industry to take safety seriously after the high number of people killed on farmers in 2020 reveals the ‘harrowing reality’ of how dangerous farming can be.

clock 04 January 2021 • 1 min read
Students proving their worth

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Students proving their worth

Employing students is not just of benefit to the student, securing valuable experience to launch a career after graduation. Clemmie Gleeson speaks to an estate manager and farm owner who believe students bring welcome gains to their enterprises, and to the students who benefited from their commitment.

clock 04 January 2021 • 4 min read
In your field: Charles Bruce - 'We closed the trout fishery as cormorants devoured the profits'

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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'We closed the trout fishery as cormorants devoured the profits'

This is the time of year for reflection after we get the last of the Christmas orders out of the shop.

clock 04 January 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Marie Prebble - 'My final article comes at a time of great change'

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In your field: Marie Prebble - 'My final article comes at a time of great change'

I find myself writing my final In Your Field article. There is a lot of change on the horizon for 2021 in farming and in my own life and, although I will miss the writing, it is time for someone new to stretch their grey matter after a Christmas to remember, if possibly not for the right reasons.

clock 02 January 2021 • 2 min read
Backbone of Britain: Rural GP reflects on caring for his local community in 2020

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Backbone of Britain: Rural GP reflects on caring for his local community in 2020

A GP with roots in farming, Dr Eilir Hughes finds himself at the frontline of the fight against Covid-19 in more ways than one. He reflects on helping to keep his rural community in Nefyn on the Ll?n Peninsula safe and well d

clock 01 January 2021 • 1 min read