Brexit or Bremain? Future options for UK agricultural policy and the CAP

The outcome of the UK’s referendum on continued EU membership is at the time of writing uncertain, and the consequences of a vote to remain (‘Bremain’) or leave (‘Brexit’) difficult to predict. Polarised views have been voiced about the impact of Brexit on UK agriculture, and on the nature and level of funding, of future policy. Policymakers would not have the luxury of devising a new policy from scratch. WTO rules and commitments, the nature of any future accord with the EU, budget constraints, the rather different perspectives of the UK’s devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the expectations of farmers, landowners and the environmental lobby, will all impact the policymaking process. The WTO dimension, and the UK’s future relationship with the EU, are particularly difficult to predict, and – some commentators believe – may take years to resolve. Brexit’s impact on the future CAP is also unclear. A vote to remain within the EU would not necessarily assuage the Eurosceptics’ criticisms of the EU, or the UK’s perception of the CAP. Whatever the outcome, future agricultural, food and rural land use policies will remain key preoccupations of European governments

Geodemographic Patterns of Meat Expenditure in Great Britain

The future of the meat industry will require the management of important trade-offs between economic, environmental and health aspects of both humans and animals. Understanding the patterns and trends of meat expenditure and consumption is crucial for assessing the current resilience of the system and for economic, planning, health and environmental applications. Here, we show how the technique of geodemographic classification, combined with fine scale expenditure estimates can be used to explore temporal and spatial patterns of meat expenditure in Great Britain between 2008 and 2017. Whilst the expenditure patterns of some food categories such as sausages remained relatively consistent, others such as lamb show a trend towards a reduced proportion of expenditure and increased inequality of purchases. Short term changes in expenditure patterns also occurred, potentially due to product specific price variability, price elasticities or zoonotic disease scare. Environmental attitudes, financial constraints and the prominence of communities who do not eat meat for religious or cultural reasons are likely to be driving the differences between geodemographic groups. The methodology and results could be a valuable tool for policy makers in the meat industry and beyond

Economic and monetary union An agricultural perspective

A discussion documentAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:q96/04197 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

The countryside Farmers care too

A countryside survey carried out by Stanton Local Branch of the National Farmers' UnionAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:q92/12550(Countryside) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

Attitudinal survey of hill farmers in England and Wales

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:m00/10257 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Protecting our upland heritage Report on issues facing livestock farmers in the hills and uplands of England and Wales, autumn 1998

An NFU reportAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:98/24601 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

Organophosphate sheep dips and human health Conference report

A seminar for farmers, medical practitioners and policy makers held at the Royal Society, London (GB), 2 Jun 1995Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:q96/00585 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

Arkansas Union Farmer newspapers

This collection contains newspapers from the Arkansas Union Farmer newspapers