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Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Hefty fines of more than £100 for small mistakes such as leaving your bin lid open have been cut under changes to the law brought in by Defra today....
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Homes, roads and parks could all be better protected from the effects of climate change after an agreement was struck between ministers and local gove...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
The 2012 statistics on biodiversity indicators have been published today....
Monday, 28 May 2012
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has launched a video to promote its Breathing Planet Campaign....
Thursday, 24 May 2012
The GLA will remove unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs for responsible employers....
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here today at Central Hall, Westminster and my thanks to Christian Aid, Progressio, CAFOD and...
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
I am delighted to be here today and my thanks to the Food and Drink Federation and Forum for the Future for organising such a worthwhile event....
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
The body makes recommendations to Ministers on appeals against the RPA's decisions on Common Agricultural Policy payment claims. ...
Monday, 21 May 2012
Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today on this very pressing issue....
Friday, 18 May 2012
All four nations within the UK will be given greater power to manage their own fishing quotas....
Friday, 18 May 2012
British pork will soon be on menus in China following a £50 million deal reached by Agriculture Minister Jim Paice....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
An increasing number of British favourites are becoming supermarket staples and delighting Chinese consumers. ...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Food and Farming Minister, Jim Paice, sends a daily update from his trade mission to China....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Devon and Somerset is one of five regions selected by Government earlier this year to benefit from a Rural Growth Network. ...
Monday, 14 May 2012
All unrecorded footpaths and bridleways created before 1949 cannot be recorded after 1 January 2026....
Friday, 11 May 2012
Five members have been appointed to the independent Natural Capital Committee by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman....
Friday, 11 May 2012
Recent record-breaking rainfall has altered the situation. ...
Thursday, 10 May 2012
The grants total £40 million and mark the second round of the Rural Community Broadband Fund and Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme....
Thursday, 10 May 2012
First of the Rural Roadshows, allowing Defra ministers to listen to issues and concerns of rural communities and businesses....
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Defra is seeking to explore opportunities for delivering Common Agricultural Policy systems beyond 2013....
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Poor air quality harms health and can impact on ecosystems. ...
Thursday, 03 May 2012
Provisional estimates for Quarter 2 of 2011/12 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions have been publ...
Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Measures to reduce the risk of bovine TB being spread between cattle are to be strengthened as part of the Government's plan to eradicate the disease ...
Monday, 30 April 2012
Caroline Spelman’s speech at NFU Scotland on CAP “greening”. ...
Friday, 27 April 2012
The process to agree a new Common Fisheries Policy is expected to continue into 2013. ...
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Why the government is committed to 'earned recognition' as a principle that should be applied more widely than just farm regulation....
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Professor Ian Boyd has been appointed by Defra to be its new Chief Scientific Adviser....
Monday, 23 April 2012
Approximately 210,000 people a year are attacked by dogs in England alone, including 4,000 postal workers trying to deliver mail....
Monday, 16 April 2012
Professor Michel Kaiser has been appointed as an independent member of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), by Richard Benyon, Natural Envi...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
New Chairs appointed to Trent RFCC and Severn and Wye RFCC....