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Farming in Five: Gov acts on fertiliser prices and BFA opens for entries

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The Government has contacted the Competitions and Market Authority regarding fairness of fuel and fertiliser prices amid ongoing Middle East crisis and has launched a consultation looking at alternative sources.

A group of rural Labour MPs have raised concerns over poverty in the countryside and berry growers voice their fears over transport and labour costs as peak season looms.

And finally, entries are now open for this year's British Farming Awards which take place in Birmingham on October 15.

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