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New guide highlights livestock opportunities for arable farmers

2018-05-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

The numerous opportunities for collaboration between arable and livestock enterprises have been highlighted in a new guide issued by AHDB

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British farmers should be the supplier of choice to the UK market, says NFU

2018-05-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

The NFU has released its vision for a sustainable, profitable and progressive future for farm businesses in response to Defra’s consultation on a domestic agriculture policy which closes today

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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? UD Cooperative Extensions Climate Communications

2018-05-07 19:04:44| National Farmers Union

By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy If you are a regular Climate Column reader, you likely appreciate that deliberate action undertaken by farmers, policymakers and food value chain participants will make domestic and global food systems more resilient to the negative impacts of climate change. But every actor in the food […]

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Farmers Share of Retail Food Dollar Hits New Low

2018-05-04 17:13:14| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON For every dollar consumers spend on food, the farmer receives just 14.8 cents, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The figure represents a 5 percent decrease from the previous years data and the lowest farm share since USDA began reporting […]

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