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December 22, 2008
DECEMBER 22, 2008: Organic farmers have asked the Government for permission to take a 'holiday' from strict organic standards in an attempt to survive therecession, according to a report in The Times newspaper.
December 21, 2008
DECEMBER 19, 2008: The adoption of the Renewable Energy Directive by the EuropeanParliament is a fantastic opportunity for British agriculture,the NFU says.
December 20, 2008
DECEMBER 19, 2008: THE Food Standards Agency has moved to reassure consumers about eatingIrish beef after cattle potentially exposed to dioxins were withdrawnfrom the Irish food chain.
December 19, 2008
DECEMBER 19, 2008: DEFRA has announced that genetically modified plants have been found in a trial crop of oilseed rape.
December 3, 2008
DECEMBER 3, 2008: Government indicators just published show encouraging signs for the health of England’s wildlife.
December 2, 2008
DECEMBER 2, 2008: A hi-tech solution may have been found to beat sheep rustlers – scanning the animals' retinas.
November 30, 2008
NOVEMBER 28, 2008: One third of England's total land area could be included in a new approach to green farming, which will target money at England's most treasured landscapes and important habitats.
November 29, 2008
NOVEMBER 28 2008: Another UK livestock organisation has thrown its weight behind calls for a ban on live imports from all bluetongue restricted zones globally.
November 28, 2008
NOVEMBER 28, 2008: Country Smallholding writers Rosie and Alan Beat, who run a smallholding at Bridgerule in Devon, travelled to the national Future of Farming Award ceremony at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, to receive their…
November 28, 2008
NOVEMBER 28, 2008: Woodland and forestry prices have more than doubled in the past five years and plantations remain a safe bet for investment in dfficult economic times, according to a report.
November 24, 2008
NOVEMBER 24, 2008: A multi-million pound initiative has been launched to boost the number of volunteers who protect England's nature and wildlife.
