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  • Encouraging meeting on sheep EID

    Discussing a range of issues facing the industry in implementing EU rules on individually tracing sheep.

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

  • Government backs livestock industry sustainability efforts

    Agriculture Minister Jim Paice today backed industry efforts to achieve a more sustainable livestock sector.

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

  • Business secretary welcomes Chinese recognition of Scotch Whisky

    Chinese recognise Scotch Whisky as whisky produced in Scotland, which industry experts estimate will increase sales by tens of millions of pounds a year.

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

  • Farming Link is going online! Register now to receive future issues

    Farming Link is moving online, with a new ‘e-newsletter’ replacing the printed magazine from November onwards.

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

  • Summary of responses to consultation on proposals on non-packaging agricultural plastics published

    Summary of responses to a consultation on a possible producer responsibility scheme for non-packaging agricultural plastics (NPAP) published.

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

  • Potato blighted by ignorance

    Potato Day is an opportunity to clear up some of the myths around potatoes.

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

  • Last chance for farmers to have their say on cutting red tape

    Farmers and food processors only have a few weeks left to put forward ideas and solutions to get rid of red tape.

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

  • Change in cost of registering organic seeds

    The cost of registering an organic seed or seed potato variety in the UK will increase from today (1 October 2010).

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

  • It’s time to Eat Seasonably

    Eat Seasonably is all about inspiring and enabling people to eat more seasonal fruit and vegetables.

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

  • Industry's ideas for growing and eating more fruit and veg

    Members of the fruit and vegetable industry have presented ideas for increasing production and consumption of fruit and vegetables in England.

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

  • Defra Ministers endorse campaign to protect farmland biodiversity

    Encouraging farmers to voluntarily nurture wildlife on their land.

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

  • Opinions on improving farm regulation wanted

    The Task Force has been challenged to find ways of reducing the bureaucratic burdens that English farmers and food producers face.

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

  • Government response on Groceries Code Adjudicator consultation

    Government response to a consultation on establishing a body to monitor and enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP).

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

  • Paice calls for more honest labelling

    The origin labelling of meat, meat products and dairy products tend to be the most confusing for consumers to understand.

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

  • Action taken to prevent spread of unauthorised GM presence in soya bean

    Defra has established that seed from the same batch has been sown in a small trial of soya beans in West Sussex.

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

  • Government draws up action plan for fuel of the future

    Government considers how anaerobic digester technology can provide a green energy boost for Britain. 

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

  • Changes to import controls for fresh fruit and vegetables

    Importers of fresh fruit and vegetables from countries outside the EU will benefit from deregulation coming in to force from 20 July 2010.

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

  • Caroline Spelman speech at the Smith Institute – Feeding Britain 2: What consumers want – ‘From satiety to surfeit – rebalancing our relationship with food.’

    Thank you Nick, and thank you for inviting me here today.

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

  • New task force to cut farmers’ red tape

    The Task Force on Farming Regulation will work to reduce the bureaucratic burdens that English farmers and food producers face.

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

  • Research on green claims

    Defra has today published research on claims about environmental performance on products and packaging.

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