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Farming leaders in talks with Ministers ahead of CAP 'crunch time'

Farming leaders in talks with Ministers ahead of CAP 'crunch time'
07-04-2010 10:00 AM | NFU, News
Agriculture needs to elect farming champions to meet future challenges
Farmers and growers need strong political backing if they are to play their part in tackling the global challenges of increasing population, dwindling...
30-03-2010 07:43 AM | NFU, Poultry, News
Red tape reduction thanks to new research by NFU and BPC on broiler emissions
How much ammonia does a chicken produce?A new review of research commissioned by the NFU and the British Poultry Council has shown it is about 32 per ...
23-03-2010 14:30 PM | NFU, Dairy, News
Efra report into DFB collapse offers sound recommendations to strengthen dairy sector
The NFU has described the Efra Select Committee Report on the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain as offering sound, sensible and balanced recommenda...
17-03-2010 17:29 PM | NFU, Poultry, News
Strong status quo retained in NFU poultry board elections
The NFU held its poultry board elections this week to elect the national board chairman and vice chairmen for eggs, turkeys and broilers. Charles...
17-03-2010 05:28 AM | NFU, News
CAP 2013 discussions must have future of productive agriculture at its heart
The NFU will set out its stall for the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy during a hearing of the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rur...
04-03-2010 16:23 PM | NFU, News
Chairman and vice-chairman re-elected to NFU Sugar Board
NFU Sugar Board chairman William Martin and vice chairman Nick Wells have both been re-elected to the board for a further three-year term. They wi...
04-03-2010 08:19 AM | NFU, News
Statutory plastic producer levy proposals are five years too late says NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru says that proposals by the Welsh Assembly Government, the Scottish Government and DEFRA on a manufacturer responsibility scheme for the coll...
25-02-2010 08:50 AM | NFU, Pigs, Poultry, News
NFU applauds less red tape and reduced costs in scheme for pig and poultry producers
The NFU and the Environment Agency have launched a new initiative to cut red tape and reduce costs for farmers. The farm assurance scheme for pig and ...
18-02-2010 15:02 PM | NFU, News
NFU Cymru Welcomes Farm Income Figures
NFU Cymru has today welcomed figures published by the Welsh Assembly Government which show an increase in Total Income from Farming in Wales from £106...
17-02-2010 12:40 PM | NFU, News
Top political line up will spark food and farming debate at NFU conference
Delivering Farming’s Future will challenge the main political parties’ long-term commitment to the industry when farmers and growers meet ...
16-02-2010 16:00 PM | NFU, Education, News
Why farming matters teaching packs flying off the shelves
The NFU’s Why Farming Matters teaching packs have gone to the top of the class after proving extremely popular with the country’s primary ...
06-01-2010 21:54 PM | NFU, News
Extreme weather conditions cause havoc for farmers and rural communities
NFU Cymru has received phone calls from many concerned farmers across Wales following the recent snow and ice. The Union has received reports of live...
06-01-2010 21:47 PM | NFU, News
Planning policy must include economic value of farming
NFU lobbying has resulted in a win for farmers with new planning policy aimed at giving rural areas without access to public transport equal status. P...
05-01-2010 10:14 AM | NFU, Supermarkets, News
Supermarket ombudsman should be priority for any Government
The creation of a supermarket ombudsman should be a priority for any Government which has consumers’ best interests at heart, the NFU said today...
05-01-2010 10:14 AM | NFU, News
Food 2030: Balanced delivery will be the key to success
The NFU has said that Defra’s new food policy’Food 2030’being launched at the Oxford Farming Conference offers a useful blueprint fo...
16-12-2009 11:45 AM | NFU, News
NFU members to have their say on future of CAP
The NFU has launched a survey of its members to gauge their thoughts on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The online questionna...
16-12-2009 11:43 AM | NFU, News
EU sugar stockpiling ridiculous - NFU
NFU Sugar board chairman William Martin today called on the European Union to alter its export policy rather than storing more than one million tonnes...
11-12-2009 11:10 AM | NFU, News
RPA must make payments to fruit and veg co-ops before Christmas
The NFU is calling on the Rural Payments Agency to take the decisions necessary to ensure it can release payments due to fruit and vegetable co-operat...
08-12-2009 18:45 PM | NFU, News
Farming associations urge farmers to respond to mapping exercise
The Rural Payments Agency has revealed that 86,500 English farmers and growers have already received their Single Payment Scheme payment for 2009. Thi...
05-12-2009 14:48 PM | Appointments, NFU, News
Long service award for Wyn Jenkins
Wyn Jenkins, NFU Cymru’s group secretary in Llanfair Caereinion, was presented with a long service award by David Jones, Montgomeryshire NFU Cym...
23-11-2009 20:39 PM | NFU, News
Consumers want clearer food labelling – so let them have it
The NFU is calling on the European Parliament to give UK consumers want they want - clear country of origin food labelling so they can be sure where i...
17-11-2009 08:03 AM | NFU, Supermarkets, News
Supermarkets urged to show commitment to British livestock farmers
Supermarkets should show their support for livestock farmers by ensuring they do all they can to stock British beef and lamb on their shelves, the NFU...
12-11-2009 08:51 AM | NFU, News, Shows and Events
Tenant farming: Securing its future at NFU conference
The importance of tenant farming, and what needs to be done to secure its future,will be top of the agenda when the NFU hosts the 2009 TenantFarmingCo...
12-11-2009 08:50 AM | NFU, News
NFU Challenges natural England's upland vision
The NFU is challenging Natural England’s Upland Vision to ensure that agri-environment schemes and the market place are given equal recognition ...
10-11-2009 13:46 PM | NFU, Dairy, News
EU High Level Milk Group offers unique opportunity for dairy sector says NFU
NFU dairy board chairman Gwyn Jones has said that contracts are fundamental to ensuring fairness in the dairy supply chain after the European Commissi...
28-10-2009 16:29 PM | NFU, News
Commission report backs NFU views over supply chain action
A new European Commission report on the operation of the grocery supply chain reinforces the need for a supermarket ombudsman and standard contracts, ...
26-10-2009 19:11 PM | NFU, News
NFU hosts major international sugar conference in 2010
The NFU is to be the official host of the 2010 World Association of Beet and Cane Growers Conference. The conference will take place in Cambridge ...
26-10-2009 19:10 PM | NFU, News
NFU announces Kevin Roberts as new Director General
The NFU is very pleased to announce that Kevin Roberts is to be the organisation’s new Director General. Mr Roberts, who is currently CEO of th...
13-10-2009 13:53 PM | NFU, Supermarkets, News
NFU president throws down the gauntlet to the supermarkets
NFU President Peter Kendall has challenged the supermarkets to grasp the nettle and back the introduction of an independent ombudsman before it’...
08-10-2009 14:28 PM | NFU, News
NFU response to Bovine TB Eradication Group for England’s progress report
The following is the NFU’s response to the Bovine TB Eradication Group for England’s progress report which was published today: Meurig Ra...
05-10-2009 12:01 PM | NFU, Dairy, News
NFU dairy Board asks 'Where's the Money?'
The NFU’s national dairy board has issued a strong message to dairy farmers that they should be challenging their buyers and representatives for...
25-09-2009 09:07 AM | NFU, News, Sheep
EBLEX report shows boost for Sheep sector
The NFU has said the Eblex business pointers report for sheep illustrates a step in the right direction after it showed improved production cost perfo...
16-09-2009 16:20 PM | NFU, News, Shows and Events
NFU turns up pressure onTB at Dairy Event
The NFU will be keeping up the pressure for action on bovine TB during this year’s national Dairy and Livestock Event. An NFU update on TB incl...
16-09-2009 15:16 PM | NFU, News
Government ditch waste exemption charges
Lobbying by the NFU has seen the Government abandon plans to charge farmers for registering exemptions for agricultural waste. When waste controls...
16-09-2009 09:21 AM | NFU, News
NFU launches new milk contracts campaign
The NFU has today unveiled plans for a new campaign to drive lasting change in milk contracts. The campaign, launched at the start of the Dairy Event,...
16-09-2009 09:10 AM | NFU, News
Reducing bureaucracy a high priority for Welsh Assembly
News that reducing the amount of bureaucracy was a high priority for the Welsh Assembly Government’s Permanent Secretary was welcomed by members...
11-09-2009 20:04 PM | NFU, Bees and Beekeeping, News
Evidence on pesticides does not support ban to protect bees
The NFU has today called for an independent and comprehensive assessment of the impact of neonicotinoids after Buglife issued a report implicating the...
28-08-2009 09:20 AM | NFU, Dairy, News
\lessons must be learnt fom Dairy farmers of Britain collapse
The NFU have described the receiver’s report on Dairy Farmers of Britain as an extremely sad story, but acknowledged that the report brings a d...
26-08-2009 20:33 PM | NFU, News
Imports - consider the risks
The NFU has urged all farmers to help reduce the possibility of bluetongue circulating in the UK by seriously considering if it’s worth importin...
25-08-2009 09:44 AM | NFU, Poultry, News
UK poultry producers must have same rules as Europe
The NFU has today responded to calls from the RSPCA and other welfare organisations for Defra not to allow UK producers to use the same legal stocking...
10-08-2009 14:27 PM | NFU, Cattle, News
Brazilian beef controls still cause for concern
The NFU remains concerned about the systems and controls in place for Brazilian beef despite the improvements highlighted in a recent report from the ...
28-07-2009 07:53 AM | NFU, News
Action rather than words needed from flood and water management bill
The Government’s draft Flood and Water Management Bill must ensure there is action rather than endless consultation regarding the provision of a...
20-07-2009 10:11 AM | NFU, News
NFU Cymru welcomes young entrants support scheme
NFU Cymru has welcomed today’s announcement by the Minister for Rural Affairs, Elin Jones, of a £2m package of measures to support young entrant...
17-07-2009 13:35 PM | NFU, News
Four Young Farmers Receive Travel Scholarship Awards
Four young farmers from across Wales have financially benefited from this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel Scholarship. This year has seen...
09-07-2009 13:29 PM | NFU, News
NFU on the case of rlr mapping issues
Defra agriculture minister Jim Fitzpatrick’s assertion that the problems farmers are experiencing with the re-issue of their Rural Land Register...
01-07-2009 12:39 PM | NFU, News
NFU praises investment by First Milk in securing dairy jobs
The NFU has praised the move by First Milk to open a new creamery in Scotland The investment will secure the future of 40 dairy farms and around 100 j...
01-07-2009 12:39 PM | NFU, News
Lobbying pays off on VAT and rent legislation
A proposed amendment to the Government’s Finance Bill has clarified the situation regarding VAT and rent reviews following intensive industry lo...
30-06-2009 20:33 PM | NFU, Poultry, News, Sheep, Shows and Events
Supply chain must work together to secure long-term future of British lamb
All parts of the supply chain must work together to secure the long-term future of British lamb by ensuring producers are paid a stable and sustainabl...
25-06-2009 16:08 PM | NFU, Pigs, Poultry, News
NFU secures IPPC victory for pig and poultry farmers
The NFU has won a significant victory on plans to review the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive. More than 18 months-worth of lobby...
19-06-2009 13:07 PM | NFU, Dairy, News
Industry bodies unite to help remaining farmers affected by dairy company collapse
The NFU has joined forces with English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP) and Dairy UK to offer a range of support services for dairy farmers who ha...
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