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Delivered on October 14 2015 at Defra
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Rural communities set to benefit from £138 million for new projects to deliver local jobs and growth.
UK dairy farmers will receive one-off support payments to help with their cash-flow problems.
Pam Alexander, OBE has been reappointed as Chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority.
Scottish farmers will receive a one-off support payment to help with their cash-flow problems
From 30 September, farmers will have a single phone number to call for questions to the Rural Payments Agency or the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss speaks at Norfolk's Local Flavours show
4 in 5 people think we should support our local food producers
The Victorian legacy left us a host of uniquely British ingredients, and many of them have been awarded protected food name status.
Speech delivered at the House of Commons
Work continues on a new industry-wide 25-year plan to grow more, buy more and sell more British food.
A consultation launches today to seek views on what local and national action can be taken to improve air quality.
Ahead of an extraordinary Agriculture Council, Environment Secretary, Elizabeth Truss sets out initiatives to support farmers
Today the government has published its first Rural Productivity Plan to grow the rural economy.
The UK gin industry is experiencing a revival, boosted by government backing to help producers export more of the drink abroad.
The Secretary of State appoints Emma Howard Boyd as Deputy Chair and re-appoints John Varley, Karen Burrows and Peter Ainsworth.
Prime Minister David Cameron: "As a one nation government we will keep on backing British farmers."
The Environment Secretary calls for more CAP simplifications for farmers from the EU Agriculture Commissioner.
Eighty leading representatives from food and farming join Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss today to discuss the future of the industry.
A small number of technical amendments to the Hunting Act have been proposed.
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