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Friday, 18 January 2013
During extreme weather farmers can use red diesel in their tractors to help grit and clear snow from public roads, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) confirm...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Minister of State’s speech to the SEMEX Dairy Conference. ...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
A new £1 million pot for research to help the gardening industry end its reliance on peat has been announced today by Environment Minister Richard....
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Dr Tanya Bleiker has been appointed a member of the Veterinary Products Committee....
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
This is the latest measure to protect native trees from the pests and diseases which can be brought into the UK from other parts of the EU....
Thursday, 10 January 2013
New plans to help beekeepers protect their hives from pests and diseases to reduce bee population losses have been unveiled....
Thursday, 10 January 2013
The people of Rothbury in Northumberland are set to become one of the first communities to receive superfast broadband. ...
Tuesday, 08 January 2013
Richard Benyon, Fisheries Minister delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 January 2013....
Monday, 07 January 2013
Pam Alexander, OBE has been appointed as Chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2016....
Thursday, 03 January 2013
The work of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and its partners and stakeholders was recognised in the New Year Honours…...
Thursday, 03 January 2013
I am delighted to be speaking at the conference which for more than 65 years has done so much to provide a platform for debate in the farming industry...
Wednesday, 02 January 2013
A drive to get more young people working in food and farming has been kicked off by Farming Minister David Heath. Farming and other related…...
Monday, 31 December 2012
Defra have awarded £2 million worth of air quality grants to 36 local authorities across England. The grants, which have been awarded to those…...
Friday, 28 December 2012
As the first Japanese whaling boats set sail to the Antarctic, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon expressed the UK’s continued opposition over…...
Friday, 28 December 2012
A flood brick that could replace sandbags to defend homes and infrastructure from flooding is one of three winners sharing £200,000 Defra funding…...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
The UK Government has secured a deal that is good for both the health of our seas and the UK fishing industry at this year’s annual round of…...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) to be scrapped...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Professor Christopher Collins, Professor Michael Depledge, Dr Gary Hutchison and Dr Peter Matthiessen appointed to HSAC until 31 December 2015....
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Defra has approved trials of GM vaccines against prostate cancer and HIV....
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Fly-tipping incidents in England have decreased by nine per cent between the financial years 2010-11 and 2011-12 to 744,000 incidents. ...
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Sir Harry Studholme has been appointed as interim Chair of the Forestry Commission up to 30 June 2013. He is a serving Forestry Commissioner…...
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Changes to the fishing quota system which sees end to automatic reductions...
Monday, 17 December 2012
The Big Tree Plant is supported by a number of partner organisations and will see a million new trees planted by 2015....
Friday, 14 December 2012
Professor Nicola Spence, Dr Geoffrey Hawtin and Sir Ralph Ferrers Vyvyan have each been reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic…...
Friday, 14 December 2012
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson spoke at a the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) President’s Reception on 12 December 2012....
Thursday, 13 December 2012
The Government is pressing ahead with its plans to create Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) to protect the UK’s rich marine environment, Natural…...
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Exports of live animals through the port of Ramsgate will face tougher welfare checks, Food and Farming Minister David Heath announced today…...
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
A joint triennial review of the Environment Agency and Natural England starts today....
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Dairy farmers will have greater clout in the marketplace under plans to boost industry collaboration launched by Farming Minister David Heath…...
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Rural roadshow: how funding has transformed the rural economy on the Isle of Wight...
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Air Accidents Investigation Branch The AAIB has dispatched a team to Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon
UK Health Security Agency UKHSA extends red heat-health alerts across England
Security Industry Authority SIA inspections uncover public safety risks in night-time economy