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It has the right to represent Welsh farmers in UK government consultations. National Farmers' Union of England and Wales. The National Farmers Union (NFU) was begun by a group of nine Lincolnshire farmers and, as the "Lincolnshire Farmers Union", held its first meeting in 1904. By 1908 they were called the National Farmers Union and were ...
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Prior to Brexit, the RPA delivered the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to farmers and traders in England, paying out over £2 billion in subsidies each year. [1]
In 2021 with 1,3988,000 metric tons, the UK ranks as the 13th largest producer of wheat in the world. [26] English farming is on the whole intensive and highly mechanised. [27] The UK produces only 60% of the food it consumes. The vast majority of imports and exports are with other Western European countries. [28]
Defra’s response to latest protest today. Wednesday 11 December 2024 09:40, Alex Ross. The protest comes as the Government publishes a report on Wednesday analysing the state of UK food security.
A female farmer has raised fears that the number of farmers taking their own lives ... Farmers have disputed the government’s insistence that ... data shows 36 farmers across the UK killed ...
The Government is “for farmers”, the Prime Minister has said, as he reiterated his position that the majority of farms will not be affected by agricultural inheritance tax changes. He was ...
As a part of the UK quango reforms by the Cameron–Clegg government, in 2013 the government prepared to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board—the body which had been responsible for regulating farm workers' wages. [21] As pressure grew to maintain the board, the NFU lobbied in support of abolishing it.
Dozens of green campaigners are calling on the Government to support farmers and address the “broken” state of England’s agriculture sector. The Wildlife Trusts and WWF are among numerous ...