They wave through solar monstrosities - but make the people feeding Britain jump through hoops just to build a chicken shed, writes former National Farmers' Union chief MINETTE BATTERS ⊖
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11 days ago
Residents in Burnhope, County Durham, will feel no less frustrated with a planning system that paved the way for 110,640 solar panels to be installed across 14 fields with little local scrutiny.
32 days ago
UK farmers fear being trampled by Donald Trump's 'one-way' beef deal ○
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US groups say it will be 'a nice two-way' with UK producers 'benefiting equally'. And the National Farmers' Union is also talking up the deal.
81 days ago
Food prices likely to rise due to Iran war, farmers' union says ⊖
The National Farmers' Union says the price of cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers could rise over the next six weeks.
4 months ago
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37% ⊖
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NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
Exports of British farm products to the EU have dropped almost…
6 months ago
Labour's latest betrayal of farmers? NFU boss lashes out at ministers for 'sacrificing' Britain's dairy sector in India trade deal ⊖
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Tom Bradshaw, the president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), told MPs of his concerns the industry had been used as a 'bargaining chip' in negotiations.
7 months ago
Scottish hospitality coalition urges chancellor to protect whisky industry ⊕
Exclusive: letter to Rachel Reeves from drinks, tourism and farming bodies calls for freeze on spirits duty in budget
A coalition of drinks, tourism and farming bodies has urged the chancellor to prot…
11 months ago
The cheap foreign meat flooding Britain's supermarket shelves: Farmers' fury over rise in beef and chicken imports from countries 'with lower animal welfare standards' ○
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Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda are importing meat from countries with lower animal welfare standards such as Australia, Poland and Uruguay, according to the National Farmers' Union.
Cheaper imported chicken and beef increasingly seen in UK supermarkets ○
Grocers turning to Australia, Poland and Uruguay for meat, prompting claim they are undermining British farmers
Cheap chicken and beef from Australia, Poland and Uruguay is on the rise on UK supermark…
15 months ago
Furious farmers greet Environment Secretary with their horns at National Farmers' Union over inheritance tax - with claims some elderly are 'wishing their lives away' to avoid being penalised ○
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Steve Reed was forced to make a grovelling apology after facing claims that some elderly farmers were 'wishing their lives away'.
PETA protesters storm National Farmers' Union conference to demand end to non-vegan government subsidies while farmers are already reeling from inheritance tax raid ○
Two activists, wearing carrot masks, crashed the conference while NFU president Tom Bradshaw was giving a speech to members of the embattled industry on stage.