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Four million trees to be planted next year

Four million trees to be planted next year

Thursday, 09 January 2014

Government is investing £30m in the next financial year to support the planting of 2,000 hectares of new woodland with 4m trees....

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Andrew Sells Appointed Chairman of Natural England

Andrew Sells Appointed Chairman of Natural England

Thursday, 09 January 2014

Andrew Sells has been formally appointed as the new Chairman of Natural England ...

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Cuts to red tape to save farmers and taxpayers £70 million

Cuts to red tape to save farmers and taxpayers £70 million

Tuesday, 07 January 2014

Changes to livestock movement rules will save farmers and taxpayers £70 million over 10 years, Owen Paterson announced today. ...

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Opportunity in agriculture

Opportunity in agriculture

Tuesday, 07 January 2014

Speech at Oxford Farming Conference from Environment Secretary Owen Paterson....

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson flooding update

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson flooding update

Thursday, 02 January 2014

People in at-risk areas should make sure they follow Environment Agency advice and sign up for flood warnings....

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Don’t increase your Christmas waste line

Don’t increase your Christmas waste line

Monday, 23 December 2013

We now recycle more than we send to landfill. Keep this up over the holidays and ensure as much or your rubbish is recycled as possible....

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Wensleydale cheese joins a top line up of protected festive foods

Wensleydale cheese joins a top line up of protected festive foods

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Yorkshire Wensleydale is the latest in a host of UK festive foods to be awarded an international title to protect its heritage today....

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Implementation of CAP announced

Implementation of CAP announced

Thursday, 19 December 2013

England's £15 billion Common Agricultural Policy funding will benefit farming, wildlife, rural businesses and the wider economy....

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A Winter's Tail

A Winter's Tail

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Caring for your pets this Christmas....

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Fishing quota register provides greater transparency

Fishing quota register provides greater transparency

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

A new register will provide greater transparency for anyone with an interest in our fishing industry by allowing them to see who has access to the UK’...

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Shoppers to make more informed choices on minced meat

Shoppers to make more informed choices on minced meat

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

New minced meat labelling laws will mean for the first time that shoppers buying ‘lean’ minced meat are guaranteed a low fat product....

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Sustainable fishing   UK secures deal at EU negotiations

Sustainable fishing UK secures deal at EU negotiations

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

George Eustice secures sustainable fishing deal for UK at annual EU talks....

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Water abstraction reforms published

Water abstraction reforms published

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Consultation is launched on reforms to the abstraction licence system...

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Ash disease found in Derbyshire

Ash disease found in Derbyshire

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

A case of the tree disease Chalara has been confirmed in woodland in Derbyshire. ...

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Plan to reduce wasted goods and save businesses billions

Plan to reduce wasted goods and save businesses billions

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Resource Management Minister Dan Rogerson launches the new Waste Prevention Programme for England....

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New Common Fisheries Policy deal ends discards

New Common Fisheries Policy deal ends discards

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

A new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) was agreed by the EU Parliament today and will come into force on 1 January 2014. The new CFP will radically trans...

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Superfast Rothbury

Superfast Rothbury

Monday, 09 December 2013

The Rural Community Broadband Fund brings superfast coverage to its first rural community. ...

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Badger cull   piloting controls on bovine TB

Badger cull piloting controls on bovine TB

Monday, 02 December 2013

Badger cull pilot in Gloucestershire ends this weekend...

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Gloucestershire badger cull ends

Gloucestershire badger cull ends

Monday, 02 December 2013

The cull company and Natural England agreed to stop the cull on Saturday 30 November....

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Natural England preferred candidate for chair announced

Natural England preferred candidate for chair announced

Friday, 29 November 2013

Andrew Sells has been announced as the preferred candidate to the post of Chair of Natural England...

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New projects receive £1 million to improve local air quality

New projects receive £1 million to improve local air quality

Friday, 29 November 2013

Environment Minister Dan Rogerson has announced the local authorities to receive new funding from the Air Quality Grant Programme...

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Tougher approach to missed bovine TB tests

Tougher approach to missed bovine TB tests

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Farmers who allow TB tests on cattle herds to become overdue will face cuts to farming subsidies under a zero tolerance approach announced by Defra....

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Sea Angling boosts the economy and creates jobs

Sea Angling boosts the economy and creates jobs

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

New study on economic impact of England’s sea anglers is published...

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Science and technology needed to help feed growing population

Science and technology needed to help feed growing population

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Leading figures in science, farming and food meet to debate how Agri-tech strategy funding can help world food security ...

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Lord de Mauley speech to the Wildlife and Countryside Link

Lord de Mauley speech to the Wildlife and Countryside Link

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Speech made by Lord de Mauley at the the launch of the Nature Check report by the Wildlife and Countryside Link...

Cornwall's chance to shape the future of farming and rural life

Cornwall's chance to shape the future of farming and rural life

Friday, 22 November 2013

A CAP workshop in Cornwall will bring together farmers, businesses and environmental groups to discuss funding with minister Dan Rogerson....

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New network to protect valuable marine life

New network to protect valuable marine life

Thursday, 21 November 2013

27 new Marine Conservation Zones have been created to help better protect our rich marine life. These will join over 500 marine protected areas that a...

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Owen Paterson speech to Policy Exchange

Owen Paterson speech to Policy Exchange

Thursday, 21 November 2013

In a major speech to Policy Exchange on Wednesday 20 November, Owen Paterson set out the government’s determination to have a practical approach to th...

Future of Farming looking bright

Future of Farming looking bright

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Fertile Minds event helps young enterpreneurs become leading farm business people...

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British trade mission to sell tea to China

British trade mission to sell tea to China

Thursday, 14 November 2013

Owen Paterson is in Shanghai with British exporters to help get more British food and drink onto their supermarket shelves....

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