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Infrared surveillance cameras monitoring badger visits to cattle farms will be used to determine the risk of badgers entering buildings.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This temporary relaxation of enforcement applies immediately and will run until 23.59 on 8 April 2013.
The UK has struck a deal to keep the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on its path of reform, the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson announced today.
The spread of bovine TB led to the slaughter of 28,284 cattle in England in 2012, a 7% increase compared to 2011.
British agri-technology firms are hoping to take advantage of a new trade agreement planned between the EU and Thailand.
Examining issues affecting new entrants to the farming industry.
Protester activity has had no impact on the data used to make these population estimates.
“The vast majority of test results from food retailers, wholesalers, and caterers are now in. The results continue to show that over 99 per …
The pilot culls will last for 6 weeks and will be repeated annually for four years.
Owen Paterson speech at the National Farmers Union Annual Conference 2013.
Statement following the EU Agriculture Council where the European-wide horsemeat fraud was discussed.
Statement following the Food Standards Agency’s second publication of industry test results of beef products for the presence of horse DNA.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today met representatives of food businesses.
Statement following the Food Standards Agency’s publication of the first set of industry results from tests of beef products.
Results below 1% will still be followed up.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today met Europol and Eurojust in the Hague to discuss meat fraud.
The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today issued the following Written Ministerial statement to Parliament.
Minister of State David Heath issued the following statement today (Wednesday 13 February 2013): “Today I had a productive meeting with major…
Following the EU meeting to address the current problem of horse meat in the food chain, Owen Paterson issued the following statement.
Nineteen incidents of illegal poisonings occurred in 2011 bringing the total number of confirmed cases since 2007 to 101.
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