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  • 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

  • Carmichael welcomes UK-won gains for Scottish farmers

    UK Common Agricultural Policy allocations agreed

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

  • UK CAP allocations announced

    The Common Agricultural Policy allocations for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will remain the same for the next funding period.

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

  • Yorkshire to shape the future of farming and rural life

    Yorkshire is being given its chance to shape the future of farming, the rural economy and the countryside as George Eustice visits Harrogate.

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

  • DNA in food and forensics

    The role of DNA in food and forensics is discussed by Government Chemist representatives at a talk for the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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  • Somerset badger cull ends

    The pilot badger cull in Somerset has ended

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

  • Common Agricultural Policy: how will it affect you?

    A consultation is launching today on how the Common Agricultural Policy should shape the future of farming and the rural economy in England.

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

  • AgriBuzz: Issue 11 - Autumn 2013 - Midlands edition

    Newsletter for farmers and land managers in the Midlands.

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  • Gloucestershire badger cull extension application granted

    Natural England have approved an application for an eight week extension to the badger cull in Gloucestershire

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