For anyone who cares about the countryside, and nature conservation, fixing the mess created by the destructive and wasteful EU system which has governed British agriculture since the 1970s is one of the great opportunities of Brexit. Yesterday, the Government announced its replacement — a seven-year plan with subsidies to encourage farmers to improve ‘the … Read more
Axe falls on taxpayer subsidies to farmers: George Eustice is to confirm that payments will be stopped in post-Brexit shake-up of agriculture Environment Secretary George Eustice will give details on the cuts today The subsidies will be cut from next year and gone altogether by 2028 The National Farmers’ Union warned last night that it … Read more
Amber Heard heads out with friends for shopping outing at farmers market in LA … just before new restrictions are announced By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 04:45 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 04:45 GMT, 23 November 2020 Amber Heard was snapped shopping with friends at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market on Sunday. The Aquaman … Read more
Farmers are turning ‘worthless’ woollen fleeces into compost because prices plunged by more than 60% a kilo after export markets closed amid Covid pandemic The value of sheep wool has plummeted in recent years from 87p a kilo to 33p Shepherd Stuart Fletcher, 40, from Stonegate, East Sussex, forced to compost Half of British … Read more
Baa-ck off: Territorial ram called Rambo headbutts farmer’s car and forces him to retreat The two-year- old ram lives in a farm in Ashburton, New Zealand Rambo wanted the farmer to back off and was not afraid to show it The annoyed animal rammed the farmer’s car twice forcing him to reverse By Aliki Kraterou For … Read more
Farmers warn Exmoor will turn into a ‘rich boys’ playground’ after plans were unveiled to rewild 10 per cent of the national park to be ‘recolonised’ by beavers and pine martens Exmoor National Park Authority released plans this week to leave parts to nature But farmers fear they will lose too much farming land for … Read more
Farmers warn Exmoor will turn into a ‘rich boys’ playground’ after plans were unveiled to rewild 10 per cent of the national park to be ‘recolonised’ by beavers and pine martens Exmoor National Park Authority released plans this week to leave parts to nature But farmers fear they will lose too much farming land for … Read more
It’s no wonder our farmers put the Union Flag symbol on their produce with pride, writes Liz Truss It’s no wonder our farmers put the Union Flag symbol on their produce with pride. They know that most Britons are more likely to buy such items of food and drink if they know they come from … Read more
British farmers urge MPs to back plans to enshrine food standards in law as they warn importing ‘low quality’ items like chlorinated chicken under post-Brexit trade deals could ‘force them out of business’ Group of prominent farmers writing to every MP ahead of crunch vote next week Group wants Government to enshrine food and animal … Read more
Salmon farmers are ‘torturing’ porpoises and dolphins with high-pitched noises to protect their stock, campaigners warn Salmon farmers use underwater high-pitched noise devices to protect stock The devices are used to scare off seals that can each eat up to 15lb of fish a day But the underwater equipment has been branded ‘sonic torture’ by … Read more