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Announcement of £1.5 million project to protect oak trees from a destructive moth.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Summit called to help banks and farmers understand and respond to future business risks and opportunities to grow the rural economy.
David Piccaver and Will Lifford have been appointed to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority re-appoint members.
Information about the actions following discovery of undeclared horse DNA in meat products.
TB risk information about cattle will be shared at the point of sale so farmers will know the animal’s TB testing history.
Opening comments.by Michael Seals
A case of Avian Influenza (AI) - believed to pose only a low risk to public health - has been identified at a site in East Anglia.
A ban on using wild animals in travelling circuses in England is now a significant step closer after plans to change the law were published today.
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Leading experts on bovine TB will host Twitter Q&A sessions.
Anthony Hams OBE has been re-appointed to the National Forest Company for three years.
New appointments to England’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Conservation Boards.
Some of the world’s greatest environmental assets will be preserved thanks to a British led initiative.
The Daily Mail claims that millions of tonnes of household rubbish sorted for recycling is being shipped abroad and ends up in landfill.
Infrared surveillance cameras monitoring badger visits to cattle farms will be used to determine the risk of badgers entering buildings.
Defra has permitted the on-farm burial or burning of carcases for farmers affected by the bad weather.
Each appointment will take effect from 1 April 2013.
The Love Your River campaign hopes to get everyone involved in protecting their local river.
A major project to find Chalara-resistant ash trees has been announced by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.
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