JERSEY farmers are expanding their search for non-EU labour with European workers becoming more likely to need permits to work in the Island post-Brexit, a union head has said.
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‘We need to know the carbon footprint of the Jersey cow’
QUESTIONS such as whether Jersey cows are more environmentally friendly than other breeds need to be answered if farmers are to help the States meet its environmental goals, a union head has said.
Emissions duty: ‘States need a four-year plan’
THE boss of one of Jersey’s biggest hire-car companies has called for the States to set a four-year strategy on Vehicle Emissions Duty, following a sharp rise in the charge.
92 to stand in election
THE full list of election candidates has now been set, with a total of 92 Islanders – 13 of whom are already assured of their seats – having been put forward to make up the new States Assembly.
States ‘failed to get the facts’ before increasing motor tax
POLITICIANS lacked the ‘full facts’ and failed to consult businesses before approving an anti-pollution tax increase which many small firms fear could ruin them, the Jersey Hospitality Association president has said.
Migration policy: ‘Agriculture doesn’t even get a mention’
THE struggles facing the agriculture industry have not been given proper consideration by the panel formulating the Island’s long-awaited population policy, the Jersey Farmers’ Union has said.
Election 2019: Your views
POLITICAL uncertainty across the UK and British Isles is likely to continue regardless of the outcome of the election, according to the IoD.
Recognition for 28 years of parish service
A FORMER Grouville Chef de Police has been presented with a commemorative baton by the Bailiff in recognition of more than 28 years’ service to the parish.
Parishes to receive one-off cut of £900,000
EACH parish will receive a one-off cut of £900,000 set aside to pay rates bills on States properties this year.

