UK farmers given support for seasonal labour with new pilot scheme
A two-year pilot to support UK farmers by allowing non-EU migrant workers to work on…
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Weather, glyphosate and Brexit dominate Farm Business
Three themes dominate the latest, packed edition of Farm Business – the impact of the extreme weather…
Come clean on ‘No Deal’ Brexit says TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is urging the Government to come forward with clear advice…
It’s ‘bare larder day’ and food production is stagnating
NFU President Minette Batters has urged Government to put the nation’s food security at the…
#YourHarvest campaign is launched to MPs in Westminster
The NFU will urge MPs to pledge to visit a farm over harvest at the…
Bayer will hit the ground running after the integration of Monsanto, and expects DEFRA policy to do likewise before Brexit
Bayer has completed its purchase of Monsanto and is looking forward to the future integration…
Impressive plenary speaker line-up for the 2018 BCPC Congress
Brexit implications feature strongly in the opening sessions of this year’s BCPC Congress, which will…
UK Government must work with farmers to mitigate neonics ban impact – NFU
The European Commission’s extension of the ban on the use of neonicotinoids to all outdoor…
Fera and CHAP take the lead in agri-food sustainability and productivity says key MPs
Three members of the EFRA (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Select Committee spent a day…
Committee chair calls for govt to reverse brexit chemical plans
The chair of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has called on the government…