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From Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Scottish salmon - a worldwide success story

    Worldwide sales of Scottish salmon reach an all time high of £571 million and the first Protected Food Name bid for London

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

  • Rural productivity driven by hi-tech boost and better roads

    More rural opportunities could increase rural employment in England by 6%.

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

  • Welcome to the Real Winter Wonderland

    Celebrate nature's Real Winter Wonderland

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

  • Christmas holidaymakers remember: don't bring back a bug in your bags

    New research shows lack of awareness of the risks of bringing back products from outside the EU

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

  • Affordable flood insurance one step closer

    Flood Re comes one step closer to implementation, better protecting people in high flood risk areas against spiralling insurance costs

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

  • New measures to strengthen bovine TB strategy

    Further measures to combat bovine TB confirmed by Environment Secretary.

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

  • Defra and local partners set up Somerset Rivers Authority

    In a Memorandum of Understanding, Defra and Somerset County Council have agreed funding for the Somerset Rivers Authority.

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

  • £2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences

    Better protection for homes, businesses and farmland will be provided under a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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

  • Farming industry income rises

    The UK agricultural industry is going from strength to strength in its contribution to economic growth, with new statistics revealing that increased production and prices boosted farming income to £5.6 billion last year.

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

  • Nature Improvement Areas are boosting wildlife, communities and economy

    Report shows Nature Improvement Areas are boosting the economy and protecting wildlife

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

  • Superfast broadband rollout now one of the fastest in the world

    Government’s rollout of superfast broadband has passed more than 1.5 million premises and is reaching 40,000 additional homes and businesses every week.

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

  • Environment Secretary speech at the Northern Farming Conference

    Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss speech to the Northern Farming Conference

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

  • UK sweet treats break £1billion mark in global sales

    From London to Rome in Kit Kats - a record 150,000 tonnes of the UK's best confectionery was enjoyed overseas last year

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

  • Government response to National Audit Office report into Strategic Flood risk management

    National Audit Office conclusions on funding based on inappropriate comparisons

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speech on the environment and the rural economy

    Speech delivered at The Policy Exchange on the link between the natural environment and the economy.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss: Healthy environment integral to healthy economy

    The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive.

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

  • New strategy to support bees' needs

    Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss is launching the National Pollinator Strategy to support bees and other pollinators

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

  • UK beer - pulling a billion pints for the world

    UK is now exporting beer to a record number of countries supporting our long-term economic plan.

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

  • UK food and drink exports reach a record 150 countries worldwide

    Yorkshire ice to Sweden and cheese to Madagascar are among the British food and drink products being exported around the globe.

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

  • Subsidies for solar farms to be cut to help safeguard farmland

    New rules will ensure more agricultural land is dedicated to growing crops and food

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