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Tuesday, 26 March 2013
A major project to find Chalara-resistant ash trees has been announced by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson. ...
Monday, 25 March 2013
The projects are funded by the Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder scheme launched by Defra in December 2012. ...
Sunday, 24 March 2013
This temporary relaxation of enforcement applies immediately and will run until 23.59 on 8 April 2013. ...
Friday, 22 March 2013
The fund aims to help hard to reach rural communities with limited or no internet to access superfast broadband....
Friday, 22 March 2013
Up to 450 homes and businesses in Northamptonshire's Tove Valley are expected to benefit from superfast broadband after a £117,000 grant was approved ...
Friday, 22 March 2013
Owen Paterson, Environment Secretary delivered the below speech at the Federation of Small Businesses National Conference in Leicester....
Thursday, 21 March 2013
A triennial review of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) starts today, Environment Minister, Richard Benyon announced....
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
The UK has struck a deal to keep the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on its path of reform, the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson announced today....
Friday, 15 March 2013
This marathon Twitter event will run from 9am to 9pm and will highlight how the public can enjoy their local forests, woodland and wildlife....
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
The spread of bovine TB led to the slaughter of 28,284 cattle in England in 2012, a 7% increase compared to 2011....
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
British agri-technology firms are hoping to take advantage of a new trade agreement planned between the EU and Thailand....
Thursday, 07 March 2013
Examining issues affecting new entrants to the farming industry....
Tuesday, 05 March 2013
The UK is experiencing high levels of pollution today due to the dry and still weather conditions we are seeing across the country....
Tuesday, 05 March 2013
Final report into business opportunities that also benefit the environment now available. ...
Monday, 04 March 2013
The 'If They're Gone…' campaign will run for a full year and starts with a focus on rhinos. Every three months the focus will switch....
Friday, 01 March 2013
“The vast majority of test results from food retailers, wholesalers, and caterers are now in. The results continue to show that over 99 per …...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Discards will become a thing of the past after the UK Government secured a historic victory in Brussels to set firm dates to introduce a ban....
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
The pilot culls will last for 6 weeks and will be repeated annually for four years....
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Owen Paterson speech at the National Farmers Union Annual Conference 2013. ...
Monday, 25 February 2013
Statement following the EU Agriculture Council where the European-wide horsemeat fraud was discussed. ...
Friday, 22 February 2013
Statement following the Food Standards Agency’s second publication of industry test results of beef products for the presence of horse DNA....
Monday, 18 February 2013
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today met representatives of food businesses. ...
Friday, 15 February 2013
The appointments will run from 18 February 2013 until 31 January 2016. ...
Friday, 15 February 2013
Statement following the Food Standards Agency’s publication of the first set of industry results from tests of beef products....
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today met Europol and Eurojust in the Hague to discuss meat fraud....
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today issued the following Written Ministerial statement to Parliament....
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Minister of State David Heath issued the following statement today (Wednesday 13 February 2013): “Today I had a productive meeting with major…...
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Following the EU meeting to address the current problem of horse meat in the food chain, Owen Paterson issued the following statement....
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Nineteen incidents of illegal poisonings occurred in 2011 bringing the total number of confirmed cases since 2007 to 101....
Monday, 11 February 2013
Owen Paterson oral statement to the House on recent developments on horsemeat and food fraud....