LFA and ‘coupled’ supports at risk in Scottish policy plans
Farmers Weekly Money paid to Scottish farmers in the form of less favoured area (LFA) support and as “coupled” aid to suckler beef and upland sheep producers must be retained as direct income support in any future policy, says NFU Scotland. Failure to do so risks undermining the financial viability of numerous farming and crofting […]
NFUS slams plan to scale-up beaver release
Farmers Weekly Money paid to Scottish farmers in the form of less favoured area (LFA) support and as “coupled” aid to suckler beef and upland sheep producers must be retained as direct income support in any future policy, says NFU Scotland. Failure to do so risks undermining the financial viability of numerous farming and crofting […]
Rachael’s Story: Fighting flooding and improving soil quality with trees
Farmers Weekly Money paid to Scottish farmers in the form of less favoured area (LFA) support and as “coupled” aid to suckler beef and upland sheep producers must be retained as direct income support in any future policy, says NFU Scotland. Failure to do so risks undermining the financial viability of numerous farming and crofting […]
NZ farm couple plan Welsh reunion for former students
Farmers Weekly A farming couple who have hosted more than 200 UK agricultural students on their New Zealand farm over a 40-year period are to hold a special reunion in Wales. Geoff and Ailsa Neilson farmed beef and sheep near Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island. In 1977 the couple began hosting students from the […]
Opinion: Retaining Groceries Code Adjudicator top priority
Farmers Weekly A farming couple who have hosted more than 200 UK agricultural students on their New Zealand farm over a 40-year period are to hold a special reunion in Wales. Geoff and Ailsa Neilson farmed beef and sheep near Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island. In 1977 the couple began hosting students from the […]
This Week in Farming: Big headers, weak sterling and Flindt
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular catch-up on the best of Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. Each week we look through five topics that have got tongues wagging and look ahead to what’s coming up on this week’s podcast. Farewell to Flindt As most of you will […]
Opinion: Farmers have a duty to their communities
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular catch-up on the best of Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. Each week we look through five topics that have got tongues wagging and look ahead to what’s coming up on this week’s podcast. Farewell to Flindt As most of you will […]
Liz Truss promises to slash red tape in agriculture
Farmers Weekly Liz Truss has pledged to slash red tape in the UK agriculture industry to allow farmers to spend more time producing food. The prime minister made the promise during a series of interviews with BBC local radio stations on Thursday 29 September, where she set out how she plans to govern the country. […]