Welsh Farmers Accuse Supermarkets of Bullying Tactics
Welsh farmers are facing bullying tactics from supermarkets, including delayed payments and order changes, prompting concerns about the UK's food security and calls for stronger regulation of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Welsh Farmers Accuse Supermarkets of Bullying Tactics
Welsh farmers are facing bullying tactics from supermarkets, including delayed payments and order changes, prompting concerns about the UK's food security and calls for stronger regulation of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
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48% Bias Score
Labour to Prioritize British Food in Public Contracts
Labour's Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, will announce a plan to increase British food procurement in public sector contracts to 50%, aiming to alleviate farmer concerns following the government's inheritance tax increase and redirecting approximately £2.5 billion annually towards UK producers.
Labour to Prioritize British Food in Public Contracts
Labour's Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, will announce a plan to increase British food procurement in public sector contracts to 50%, aiming to alleviate farmer concerns following the government's inheritance tax increase and redirecting approximately £2.5 billion annually towards UK producers.
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48% Bias Score
UK Farmers Protest Inheritance Tax Changes, Threatening Family Farms
Farmers across the UK are protesting inheritance tax changes announced in October's budget, claiming the policy threatens the viability of family farms and calling for government consultations. The government insists the changes will only affect a small minority, but farmers fear increased land pric...
UK Farmers Protest Inheritance Tax Changes, Threatening Family Farms
Farmers across the UK are protesting inheritance tax changes announced in October's budget, claiming the policy threatens the viability of family farms and calling for government consultations. The government insists the changes will only affect a small minority, but farmers fear increased land pric...
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52% Bias Score
UK Government Announces Measures to Address Farmer Concerns After Inheritance Tax Dispute
Environment Secretary Steve Reed announced a five-year extension of the seasonal farm worker scheme, a new national biosecurity center, and £110 million in agricultural technology investment, aiming to improve farmer profitability and food security following controversy over inheritance tax changes.
UK Government Announces Measures to Address Farmer Concerns After Inheritance Tax Dispute
Environment Secretary Steve Reed announced a five-year extension of the seasonal farm worker scheme, a new national biosecurity center, and £110 million in agricultural technology investment, aiming to improve farmer profitability and food security following controversy over inheritance tax changes.
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40% Bias Score
UK to End Emergency Use of Bee-Harming Pesticides
The UK government will end emergency approvals for three neonicotinoid pesticides by 2025, impacting sugar beet farmers who have used them to fight virus yellows for four years, although a 2025 application will be considered under existing laws; wildlife groups welcome the move while the sugar indus...
UK to End Emergency Use of Bee-Harming Pesticides
The UK government will end emergency approvals for three neonicotinoid pesticides by 2025, impacting sugar beet farmers who have used them to fight virus yellows for four years, although a 2025 application will be considered under existing laws; wildlife groups welcome the move while the sugar indus...
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32% Bias Score