Cumbria Farmers Hit Out at Calls For Livestock Cutback

Farmers in Cumbria have reacted with anger at a report calling for major cuts in livestock numbers to tackle climate change and health problems.

Three senior cabinet members, including health secretary Andy Burnham, have supported the report, which says the number of farm animals in Britain needs to be cut by 30 per cent to reduce carbon emmisions.'

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Israeli Forces Open Fire on Palestinian Farmers

Israeli soldiers again opened fire on Palestinian farmers and international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) on Thursday 5th February, as they attempted to harvest parsley in agricultural land near the Green Line.

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Gaza Farmers Devastated By War

Supermarkets Accused of Using 'Bully boy Tactics' on Farmers to Give Shoppers a Cheaper Deal

Supermarkets have been accused of demonstrating the sort of greed that triggered the banking industry crisis, by Britain's farmers.
Tesco is particularly in the firing line with claims from the president of the National Farmers' Union that it is using 'outrageous bully boy tactics' to cut prices paid to suppliers.
All the major supermarkets have been calling in suppliers in the last few weeks to demand cuts in prices following the reduction in the cost of oil and commodity crops. However, NFU president, Peter Kendall, said Tesco, in particular, has gone too far.

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