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FARMERS WEEKLY INTERACTIVE NEWSLETTER
1 May 2002
http://www.fwi.co.uk
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Welcome to the FWi newsletter.

THE government is refusing to say whether it will apply for agrimoney compensation – despite winning an extension to a deadline which passed on Tuesday (30 April).

Brussels extended the application deadline, although European Commission officials said that if the UK was going to apply it should do so as soon as possible.

But a spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told Farmers Weekly: "We are still considering it and no decision has yet been made."

It is estimated that the UK government could claim £25.4 m for beef farmers, £9 million for sheep producers and £37.8 million for dairy producers.

For further details on this and other stories follow the links below.

Kind regards,

Johann Tasker
News editor

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Tight-lipped on agrimoney
THE government refuses to say whether it will apply for £71m in aid from Brussels
http://www.fwi.co.uk/article.asp?con=2908&sec=18&hier=2

Farm buildings under threat
BRITAIN'S countryside faces dereliction unless thousands of old farm buildings are saved http://www.fwi.co.uk/article.asp?con=2888&sec=18&hier=2

Three buyers cut milk price
THREE more farmer-owned milk buyers announce April price cuts http://www.fwi.co.uk/article.asp?con=2891&sec=18&hier=2

EC arable chief meets UK farmers
ARABLE farming leaders meet the European Commission to discuss mid term Common Agricultural Policy review http://www.fwi.co.uk/article.asp?con=2869&sec=2&hier=66

Higgins spuds take the train
ONE of the UK's largest independent potato marketing groups is to deliver 10% of its seed by train this year http://www.fwi.co.uk/article.asp?con=2847&sec=17&hier=17

Alliance fears anti-shooting push
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