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Jeremy Clarkson highlights another British industry in danger

Jeremy Clarkson, who has done more than the National Farmers Union has ever done in highlighting the plight of its members, now appears to be taking his casual lobbying to yet another trampled sector. “They’re closing at a rate of over a thousand a year,” he wrote in this week’s Sunday Times. “You’d have to… Read More »

Farmers’ confidence at all-time low after months of wet weather

Farmers’ confidence in England and Wales has fallen to an all-time low, with more than four-fifths of farmers saying they have been adversely affected by months of wet weather, industry leaders have warned. According to a survey by the National Farmers Union (NFU), production in all areas of agriculture (agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry, horticulture and… Read More »

Unions warned: Farmer confidence is at an all-time low at 82 percent due to rainy weather

Farmer confidence in England and Wales has fallen to an all-time low, with four fifths of farmers saying they have been adversely affected by months of wet weather, industry leaders said. According to a survey by the National Farmers Union (NFU), production in all areas of agriculture (agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry, horticulture and dairy) is… Read More »

Farmers will receive funding for technology to replace foreign hands

Rishi Sunak to address National Farmers Union conference – SIMON DAWSON/NO 10 Rishi Sunak will today announce funding to help British farmers reduce their dependence on foreign workers and says their vital contribution to the British way of life must be protected. Speaking at the National Farmers Union [NFU] At the conference the Prime Minister… Read More »