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NFU pushes MEPs on CAP greening plans
www.fwi.co.uk | 8 hours 33 minutes ago
Plans under this round of CAP reforms to green single farm payments risk pushing down farm incomes and pushing up food prices, the NFU has warned MEPs

ENERGY NOW - NFU Offers Energy Advice Service
www.thepigsite.com | Feb 16, 2012
UK - The National Farmers Union is launching an energy helpline service for farmers.

NFU hits out at change to livestock moves rules - Farming News - Farming - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | Feb 14, 2012
THE NFU has hit out at changes into the rules on livestock movements under TB restrictions which it says farmers have not been adequately informed about.

NFU Livestock Board Chairman Alistair Mackintosh Steps Down
www.thepoultrysite.com | Jan 26, 2012
UK - Outgoing National Farmers Union (NFU) livestock board chairman Alistair Mackintosh believes the industry is more optimistic now than when he was elected in 2008.

Bovine TB: Progress? ...
bovinetb.blogspot.com | Nov 23, 2011
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Commodity Groups Support Revenue-Based Farm Program
 | Issues content from Corn and Soybean Digest
cornandsoybeandigest.com | Oct 20, 2011
< p > The American Soybean Association (ASA), National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and National Farmers Union (NFU) have called on the Congressional Agriculture Committees to consider moving to a revenue-based farm program when they make further recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on

World Poultry - News: UK: NFU calls for ban on illegal egg trade
www.worldpoultry.net | Oct 12, 2011
UK farming unions are urging the government to introduce a unilateral trade ban on eggs from EU countries that fail to meet new welfare rules for laying hens which come into force next year.

NFU: Flawed measurement systems could undermine farmers' green efforts - 05 Apr 2011 - News from
www.businessgreen.com | Apr 5, 2011
Farmers' union says new ways of calculating emissions needed to better monitor progress towards cutting carbon from agricultural sector, Carbon Accounting, agriculture

Press Releases - NFU Mutual - FWi Company Link
fwi.firstlightera.com | Nov 1, 2010
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NEBFARMPAC Endorses Sen. Cap Dierks in 40th Legislative District
www.prlog.org | Oct 10, 2010
NEBFARMPAC Endorses Sen. Cap Dierks in 40th Legislative District. NEBFARMPAC unanimously voted to endorse Sen. Cap Dierks after considering his record on farm, rural, education, rural development, and renewable energy issues, and getting input from Farmers Union members and leaders in the 40th