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NFU Scotland calls for early LFA payments
NFU Scotland is calling for next year's LFA payments in Scotland to be be advanced to this autumn to help out hard-pressed hill farmers
28 August 2008
Big opportunities for non-food crops
A range of non-food crop companies were trying to entice growers at Cereals 2008. Paul Spackman went along to see what they had to offer.
20 June 2008
Side-stepping the credit crunch
The credit crunch has had a dramatic impact on the cost and availability of loans in the domestic market. But what effect has it had on the poultry industry, and how can producers secure finance for new projects? Olivia Cooper reports
19 May 2008
Sustainable free range poultry systems pave way for integration with agro forestry
Free-range layer flocks are often stand-alone enterprises but integration with agro-forestry can develop sustainable farming systems, according to new ADAS research.
15 May 2008
Scottish farmers to get support cash
Scottish hill farmers and crofters will receive £61m in Less Favoured Area support within two weeks, easing the financial burden many have suffered in the wake of the summer's foot and mouth outbreak in England.
24 January 2008
East of England farmers offered £65m funding for business projects
Farmers in the East of England can now apply for £65m of DEFRA funding towards developing rural business projects.
11 January 2008
ADAS advice on supplementary stock feeding
ADAS advice on the rules of supplementary feeding of stock under some Environmental Stewardship schemes.
19 December 2007
Dorset farmers lose free advice service
The Dorset Agricultural Advisory Service is threatened with closure due to a lack of funding, leaving the county's farmers with one less source of free business...
24 September 2007
New proposals for single payment scheme could bring risk of fines
Farmers could find themselves at risk of fines for breaching cross-compliance legislation if a draft proposal for altering the single farm payment occupancy criteria is adopted.
20 September 2007
US farmers making record profits
US farmers are heading for a year of record farm profits, buoyed by higher receipts for both livestock and arable crops.
04 September 2007
Subsidised US biodiesel threatens UK market
The UK’s fledgling biofuels industry is under threat from unfairly subsidised fuels from the United States, according to the operator of one of Europe’s largest biodiesel plants.
25 July 2007
