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  • Implementation of CAP announced

    England's £15 billion Common Agricultural Policy funding will benefit farming, wildlife, rural businesses and the wider economy.

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

  • Fishing quota register provides greater transparency

    A new register will provide greater transparency for anyone with an interest in our fishing industry by allowing them to see who has access to the UK’s fishing quota.

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

  • Shoppers to make more informed choices on minced meat

    New minced meat labelling laws will mean for the first time that shoppers buying ‘lean’ minced meat are guaranteed a low fat product.

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

  • Sustainable fishing - UK secures deal at EU negotiations

    George Eustice secures sustainable fishing deal for UK at annual EU talks.

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

  • Environment Secretary response to interim Elliott Review

    Owen Paterson responds to the interim findings of a review he commissioned into the integrity of our food network

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

  • British Embassy funds women’s agriculture project on the island of Loos, off Conakry

    The British Embassy funds this project to enable women to produce vegetables on the island of Loos, off Conakry.

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

  • New evidence of harm caused by ketamine misuse

    Ketamine should be upgraded to a Class B drug following increased evidence of bladder damage from frequent misuse, experts have recommended.

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  • Scotch beef in prime position

    Trade agreement opens the door for UK beef exports into Singapore.

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

  • Badger cull - piloting controls on bovine TB

    Badger cull pilot in Gloucestershire ends this weekend

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

  • Gloucestershire badger cull ends

    The cull company and Natural England agreed to stop the cull on Saturday 30 November.

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

  • Natural England preferred candidate for chair announced

    Andrew Sells has been announced as the preferred candidate to the post of Chair of Natural England

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

  • Tougher approach to missed bovine TB tests

    Farmers who allow TB tests on cattle herds to become overdue will face cuts to farming subsidies under a zero tolerance approach announced by Defra.

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

  • Science and technology needed to help feed growing population

    Leading figures in science, farming and food meet to debate how Agri-tech strategy funding can help world food security

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

  • Cornwall's chance to shape the future of farming and rural life

    A CAP workshop in Cornwall will bring together farmers, businesses and environmental groups to discuss funding with minister Dan Rogerson.

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

  • Future of Farming looking bright

    Fertile Minds event helps young enterpreneurs become leading farm business people

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

  • Bledisloe Memorial Lecture 2013 on science, technology and agriculture

    David Willetts gave the Royal Agricultural University 2013 Bledisloe Lecture on the important role of science and technology in agriculture.

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

  • British trade mission to sell tea to China

    Owen Paterson is in Shanghai with British exporters to help get more British food and drink onto their supermarket shelves.

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

  • Northumberland to shape the future of farming and rural life

    Northumberland is being given a chance to shape the future of farming, the rural economy and the countryside.

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

  • Support for farmers to boost their resilience to severe weather

    Farming Minister George Eustice will discuss a range of measures being taken to help farmers increase their resilience.

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

  • British Food is GREAT in Shanghai

    Shanghai Consulate General launched the Food is GREAT campaign on the 6th November at Her Majesty’s Consul General Residence.

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