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Farming Today: 25/05/23 Tenant farmers to get a new forum, wool prices down, farming in Ukraine

25/05/23 Tenant farmers to get a new forum, wool prices down, farming in Ukraine

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Tenant farmers in England criticise the Government response to a review of the sector.

Tenant farming groups in England have criticised the Government response to a review of the sector.  The review by Baroness Kate Rock was published last year and made 74 recommendations, including a tenancy forum, a tenant farming commissioner and improvements to tenancies, as well as making the new Environmental Land Management schemes more accessible to people who don't own the land they farm. The Government has responded by announcing a new Farm Tenancy Forum and will consult on a commissioner.  Tenant Farmers Association's chief executive, George Dunn says “the last thing we need is a review of the review".

The price UK farmers will be paid for wool this year is going down, and won't cover the cost of shearing. British Wool has annouced it'll pay around 30 pence a kilo, which means many farmers will get less than £1 per fleece. Shearing costs about £1.65 per sheep according to the National Association of Agricultural Contractors. 
This year's wool price is a drop from last year when farmers got around 36 pence a kilo, prices vary according to the type and quality of the wool.

All this week as world farmers meet in South Africa we're looking at some of the challenges faced by farmers around the globe.  Farming in a war zone is obviously difficult, both the day to day stresses but also the bigger picture as Ukrainian farmers struggle to export their produce. They have been big exporters of grain and oilseeds and as we've reported the war has impacted both availability and prices across the world. 

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