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Farmers criticise government plan to counter threats to UK food security

Plan warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages but farmers say it fails to adequately fund response

The Guardian - UK

Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies

The value of wetlands on the landscape cannot be overstated — they store and filter water, provide wildlife habitat, cool the atmosphere and sequester carbon. Yet, in the farmland area of Canada’s Prairies, wetlands are being drained to increase crop production and expand urban development.

The Conversation

‘I’m losing £1,800 a day’: the stark reality for Britain’s dairy farmers

The cost of producing milk is higher than that being paid by milk processors, leaving farmers operating at a loss

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More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – as it happened

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move

The Guardian - UK

Farming body issues statement following bird flu restrictions introduced in Scotland

THE NATIONAL Farmers Union has urged all poultry keepers to follow Government guidance after a Scotland-wide prevention zone was established to curb…

The National (Scotland)

Farmers gather across the UK in new protests over inheritance tax reforms

Rachel Hallos, a farmer and vice president of the National Farmers Union, warned the tax changes will ‘decimate’ the country’s agricultural sector.

Evening Standard

Fresh tractor tax blow for Starmer as Labour could lose three quarters of rural seats, poll suggests

The National Farmers Union warns Sir Keir Starmer he has ‘gravely underestimated the impact’ of his family farm tax raid as a poll suggests Labour could be hit hard by seat losses if a general election was held today

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Farmers 'militant' action threat after Rachel Reeves rejects plea for U-turn on Budget inheritance tax hike

Ministers met the head of the National Farmers’ Union but the stand-off over inheritance tax was not resolved

Evening Standard

Many farmers worried for the future after ‘completely unfair’ tax changes – NFU

National Farmers’ Union president Tom Bradshaw said farmers want to be ‘militant’ after meeting the Government over inheritance tax changes.

Evening Standard

Sunak’s food security plan fails to fix immediate problems, says farming chief

National Farmers’ Union president warns food production is likely to drop next year and says farmers need help right now

The Guardian - UK

Which UK foods are at risk as extreme weather causes havoc with global supplies?

Many products consumed by Britons could be hit by floods and droughts driven by climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged not to play culture wars over species reintroductions in England

Exclusive: Head of government taskforce calls for evidence not anecdote in debate over the beaver, white-tailed eagle and others

The Guardian - UK

Low-welfare eggs from caged hens imported to UK in ‘staggering’ numbers

Exclusive: Concerns grow that post-Brexit trade deals could lead to further decline in quality as battery farm eggs are reintroduced

The Guardian - UK

No chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef in future trade deals, Sunak vows

PM to tell farmers he will never do a trade deal that includes practices associated with US factory farms

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Three supermarkets lift buying limits on fruit and vegetables after UK shortages

Supermarkets introduced rationing of certain fruit and vegetables last month as a result of shortages caused by unusually cold weather in Europe and north Africa

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