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EU's Young Farmers Held Back by Lack of Land, Credit
2016-04-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Nearly 61 per cent of EU young farmers consider the availability of land for purchase and 57 per cent the availability of land for rent as the most difficult challenges they face, often due to issues such as land ownership laws, inheritance rules and land prices, according to a new external report published by the European Commission this week.
Study Finds Exit From EU Poses Serious Risks to Farmers
2016-04-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - A Brexit is likely to have significant impacts on the agricultural sector in the UK, a study by Wageningen UR in the Netherlands, funded by the UK's National Farmers' Union (NFU), has shown.
Assemblyman Steve Hawley: 'Disastrous budget' for small businesses and farmers
2016-04-02 23:20:42| Agriculture - Topix.net
"Barring the extreme disregard for transparency, integrity and inclusiveness in this year's budget process, the legislation we passed over the last two days in Albany will wreak havoc on our small businesses and agriculture industry," Hawley said. The budget includes virtually no tax and regulatory reform for small businesses, and a minimum wage increase to $12.50 per hour Upstate with an escalation to $15 in the future, which will destroy New York's already-ailing business community.
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Women Farmers Band Together To Vent, Seek Support And Exchange Ideas
2016-03-31 13:10:51| Agriculture - Topix.net
Farmer Aubrey Fletcher of Purdy, Mo., is one of thousands of women who have taken on leadership roles in the traditionally male-dominated agriculture industry. Despite her busy workload, Fletcher has been making the time to meet regularly with a new group of women dairy farmers in her area.
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New opportunities for North Carolina farmers
2016-03-30 20:32:58| Agriculture - Topix.net
Agriculture is still an enormous economic driver for our state's economy and important to all North Carolinians, but we always need to look for new opportunities to make our agriculture industry even stronger.
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