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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • If They’re Gone... campaign supports World Rhino Day

    Defra supports World Rhino Day, Sunday 22 September.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Owen Paterson heads to Russia to help boost British exports

    Owen Paterson is leading a UK delegation of food and drink companies to Russia to fly the flag for Great British food.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Multi-million beef and lamb trade deal opened with Russia

    A £100 million deal has been struck between the UK and Russia for the trade of beef and lamb.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Badger cull humaneness expert advice will be publicly available

    Defra responds to claims made by Humane Society International in The Times

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ash disease found in Somerset

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

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plastic bag charge set to benefit the environment

    Charge for single use carrier bags to be introduced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government has no plans to take over badger cull pilots

    Defra rebuts claims made by the Guardian

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Badger culling will have a significant impact on bovine TB

    Rebuts the claim that the badger cull will fail to halt bovine TB

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on scheme to provide benefits for economy and nature

    A consultation on a new scheme to boost economic growth and improve the environment starts today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Owen Paterson's speech to the LGA Rural Conference 2013

    Environment Minister Owen Paterson calls on schools, hospitals and local public servers to buy more locally-sourced food.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Waste targets beaten by DIY sector

    HISC report shows the DIY sector has surpassed targets with a reduction in waste sent to landfill and packaging.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ash disease found in Leicestershire

    The tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback has been confirmed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ash disease found in Dorset

    A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in Dorset, near Dorchester.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Farming industry ‘the economic backbone’ of rural Wales

    Secretaries of State support Denbigh & Flint Show

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Low carbon agriculture and avoided deforestation in Brazil

    How the International Climate Fund (ICF) is supporting small and medium-scale farmers to deploy low carbon agriculture to protect and restore forests.

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  • Bovine TB: Tough new rules to halt the spread of disease

    David Heath announces new measures to stop the spread of bovine TB.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Water metering: response to an article in the Telegraph

    Reports that there will be ‘compulsory water meters for millions of householders’ are false

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Marine Conservation Zones: response to an article in the Times

    Richard Benyon has responded to an article in the Times by stressing that we cannot designate all proposed 127 Marine Conservation Zones without the evidence we need.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hop to it! Kent says cheers to Britain's first protected hops

    East Kent Goldings become the first hops to gain Protected Designation of Origin status.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Action to clamp down on dangerous dogs

    Consultation launched on longer jail terms for owners of dogs that attack people or assistance dogs, such as guide dogs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government