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Michael Gove: Food and farming transforms UK into innovation nation

Michael Gove: Food and farming transforms UK into innovation nation

Friday, 27 October 2017

Environment Secretary visits Bournville chocolate factory to celebrate the UK's thriving food sector...

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Views sought on reward and return schemes for drinks containers

Views sought on reward and return schemes for drinks containers

Friday, 27 October 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has launched a call for evidence on how the littering of plastic, metal and glass drinks containers could be reduce...

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Record low for sales of antibiotics for use in animals

Record low for sales of antibiotics for use in animals

Thursday, 26 October 2017

27 per cent drop in use of antibiotics in food-producing animals since 2014 meets a government commitment two years early....

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New steps to tackle littering announced

New steps to tackle littering announced

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Maximum litter fines are to almost double to £150 from April next year as well as new fines introduced for owners of vehicles from which litter is thr...

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Bluetongue virus detected and dealt with in imported cattle

Bluetongue virus detected and dealt with in imported cattle

Monday, 23 October 2017

Bluetongue has been successfully picked up in a number of cattle imported from France through the UK's robust post-import testing regime. ...

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Xylella fastidiosa: UK secures added EU protections

Xylella fastidiosa: UK secures added EU protections

Friday, 20 October 2017

Increased protections against the plant disease, Xylella, which affects olive, coffee and citrus trees has been approved....

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Asian hornet outbreak contained in Devon

Asian hornet outbreak contained in Devon

Friday, 13 October 2017

An Asian hornet nest has been destroyed in the Woolacombe area and no further live Asian hornets have been sighted....

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Government sets out plans for ivory ban

Government sets out plans for ivory ban

Friday, 06 October 2017

Environment Secretary proposes a ban on ivory sales to help bring an end to elephant poaching...

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UK takes world stage in fight against marine plastic

UK takes world stage in fight against marine plastic

Thursday, 05 October 2017

Today Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey is at the Our Ocean conference in Malta....

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National Park Authorities, Broads Authority and AONB Conservation Boards appointments

National Park Authorities, Broads Authority and AONB Conservation Boards appointments

Wednesday, 04 October 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove makes appointments to the National Park Authorities, the Broads Authority and an AONB Conservation Board. ...

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Sentences for animal cruelty to increase tenfold to five years

Sentences for animal cruelty to increase tenfold to five years

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced that animal abusers could face up to five years in prison...

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New protections for lobster stocks

New protections for lobster stocks

Friday, 29 September 2017

From 1 October a ban on landing egg-bearing lobsters and crawfish comes into effect....

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Environment Secretary meets Northern Irish industry leaders on the future of UK agriculture

Environment Secretary meets Northern Irish industry leaders on the future of UK agriculture

Friday, 29 September 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove visits Northern Ireland to discuss the future of the food and farming industries outside the EU ...

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Asian hornet identified in Devon

Asian hornet identified in Devon

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

An Asian hornet has been found in the Devon area. ...

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Environment Secretary meets Scottish industry leaders on the future of UK farming and fishing

Environment Secretary meets Scottish industry leaders on the future of UK farming and fishing

Friday, 15 September 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove visits Aberdeen to discuss the future of the farming and fishing industries outside the EU...

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Global demand for British beer boosts exports

Global demand for British beer boosts exports

Friday, 15 September 2017

Food Minister George Eustice hails the UK's thriving beer industry ...

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Badger vaccination scheme relaunched in fight against bovine TB

Badger vaccination scheme relaunched in fight against bovine TB

Monday, 11 September 2017

New measures announced to help tackle bTB in England...

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Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) chair appointments

Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) chair appointments

Thursday, 07 September 2017

The RFCC chair appointments have been announced...

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UK leads the world in new agreement to tackle global warming

UK leads the world in new agreement to tackle global warming

Tuesday, 05 September 2017

The UK has today become one of the first nations to commit to a landmark agreement to reduce emissions from appliances that play a major role in preve...

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World's longest coastal footpath one step closer

World's longest coastal footpath one step closer

Thursday, 31 August 2017

100% of the England Coast Path is now either being worked on or complete. ...

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New fund launched to reduce litter through innovative projects

New fund launched to reduce litter through innovative projects

Friday, 25 August 2017

Local communities urged to get 'smart' on tackling litter with launch of the new Government Litter Innovation Fund...

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Huge export win to China for UK food producers

Huge export win to China for UK food producers

Friday, 11 August 2017

Market access secured for seven businesses across England and Northern Ireland. ...

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Mandatory CCTV in all slaughterhouses under new animal welfare plans

Mandatory CCTV in all slaughterhouses under new animal welfare plans

Thursday, 10 August 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a series of measures to further strengthen animal welfare standards in England....

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£200 million boost for rural England

£200 million boost for rural England

Saturday, 29 July 2017

Grants expected to generate more than 6,000 new jobs overall and support growth of rural businesses and broadband projects. ...

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Plan for roadside NO2 concentrations published

Plan for roadside NO2 concentrations published

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Plan includes an end to the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040 and a new Clean Air Fund ...

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£10m fund to restore peatland opens for applications

£10m fund to restore peatland opens for applications

Friday, 21 July 2017

Applications are being welcomed to fund peatland restoration across England...

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The Unfrozen Moment   Delivering A Green Brexit

The Unfrozen Moment Delivering A Green Brexit

Friday, 21 July 2017

Secretary of State Michael Gove sets out his vision on the future of our natural environment...

Environment Secretary pledges action on ocean plastics

Environment Secretary pledges action on ocean plastics

Friday, 21 July 2017

The Environment Secretary has set out how the government is protecting our oceans....

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£13 million fund to increase England's woodland

£13 million fund to increase England's woodland

Thursday, 20 July 2017

The next round of the Woodland Creation grant has been confirmed....

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Lord Gardiner visits the Carnaby Street pollinator paradise

Lord Gardiner visits the Carnaby Street pollinator paradise

Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Lord Gardiner visited Carnaby Street in London, a haven for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects, during Bees' Needs Week 2017,...

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