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  • EU audit of agri-environment schemes in England

    Defra is making changes to the way farmers are paid for protecting the environment, after an EU audit of England's agri-environment schemes.

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

  • Gloucestershire Old Spots: Crackling good protected pork

    Gloucester Old Spots, the 42nd British product to be added to the list of legally-protected names.

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

  • Secretary of State visits Cereals 2010, 10 June 2010

    Caroline Spelman today visited the Cereals Show 2010 in Cambridgeshire.

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

  • Paice announces Farming Regulation Review

    Bureaucratic burdens on the farming industry will be put under the microscope by a new Task Force announced by Agriculture Minister Jim Paice today.

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

  • Economic research on farm viability and direct payments published

    This was a hypothetical, academic exercise to increase the evidence base on subsidy reform.

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

  • Defra approves GM potato trial

    The research is on potatoes that have been genetically modified to resist late potato blight.

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