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DEFRA: New legislation to support precision breeding and boost …
WEB5 days ago · Farmers could be caught by HMRC’s multimillion pound tax crackdown New laws will increase food production, reduce costs to farmers and allow drought and disease resistant crops to be grown. The government will support investment in precision breeding to ensure our leading scientists and breeders ...
Farming News - Nuffield Farming report explores how …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Farmers could be caught by HMRC’s multimillion pound tax crackdown Welsh agronomist Chris Taylor NSch 2022 has published his Nuffield Farming report entitled 'Do regenerative farming practices pave the way for UK agriculture to meet net zero?', sponsored by McDonald's UK & Ireland. During his ...
Farm input costs rise sharply over past five years
WEB4 days ago · While farm input costs increased by more than 40%, the total funding pot for agriculture in the UK has remained constant at £2.4 billion since the 2019-24 parliament. Megan Hesketh, AHDB Lead Data Analyst, added: "According to our analysis, the farming budget would need to increase by 44% to £3.4 billion just to offset the effect of inflation.
Soil Association announce fifth agroecology at scale demo farm
WEB4 days ago · Soil Association announce fifth agroecology at scale demo farm. 02 Oct 2024. The launch of Tregooden Farm near Bodmin in Cornwall as an Agroecology at Scale Demo Farm will complete the quintet of demonstration farms that the Soil Association pledged to initially establish when it announced its Farm to Fork partnership with Ocado Retail in May.
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Farming News - DEFRA: Government unveils major package of …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · A major package of measures to support farmers and grow the UK’s farming and food sector has been announced by the government yesterday (Tuesday 14 May). The package, unveiled at the Farm to Fork Summit hosted by the Prime Minister at Downing Street today, will support domestic food production, boost innovation in the sector supporting it to ...
Farming News - Ploughing Through Uncertainty: How UK Farmers …
WEBMar 13, 2024 · The general outlook for the UK’s economic growth is difficult, to say the least. The International Monetary Fund’s October forecasts predicted the UK’s growth for 2024 to be the lowest of the G7 nations.. But how …
New study reveals soil health benefits of regenerative agriculture
WEB09 Jan 2024. A STUDY being conducted at the University of Leeds Farm is shedding light on the benefits of regenerative cultivation techniques. The study compares soil health, crop production, greenhouse gas emissions, and profit of different farming systems across seven 12m x 40m plots. Some of the plots were ploughed and power harrowed, while ...
Farming News - DEFRA: Expanded and improved Sustainable …
WEBMay 21, 2024 · Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience. Actions available to farmers quadruple versus last year and include a new, expanded offer for upland farmers, agroforestry and precision farming actions to boost food productivity.