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March 27, 2008
MARCH 27, 2008: Garden bird numbers are at their lowest levels in five years, althoughthe number of finches visiting UK gardens is the highest for fiveyears, according to the 2008 Big Garden Birdwatch, carried out…
March 26, 2008
MARCH 26, 2008: The chief scientific adviser at Defra says it would be ‘insane’to push for more use of biofuels until more is knownabout their impact on climate change.
March 25, 2008
MARCH 25, 2008: Defra has launched a free advice service for farmers thinking of going organic.
March 24, 2008
MARCH 24, 2008: There will be a host of new threats and opportunities for UK biodiversity as technologies develop, according to a group of 35 environmental scientists.
March 23, 2008
MARCH 23, 2008: An increasing shortage of farm vets means Britain would struggle to cope with a future foot-and-mouth outbreak.
March 22, 2008
MARCH 22, 2008: Smallholders will have lots to interest them at The Three Counties Show in Worcestershire in June.
March 21, 2008
MARCH 21, 2008: The Ramblers' Association is organising a series of special spring and summer walks through woodland andcountryside across the UK as part of conservationefforts for the native British bluebell.
March 20, 2008
MARCH 20, 2008: The Archers has been accused of spreading 'green propaganda' by some listeners.
March 18, 2008
MARCH 18, 2008: The Prince of Wales became a local shopkeeper yesterday as he openedhis new organic produce store. He and the Duchess of Cornwall welcomedguests to the Highgrove shop in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, just twomiles…
March 18, 2008
MARCH 18, 2008: The UK's Acting Chief Veterinary Officer has hit back at his European counterparts over claims that Defra's bluetongue vaccination strategy won't halt the disease.
March 18, 2008
MARCH 18, 2008: Defra's vaccination strategy for bluetongue has been backed by 12 key farming groups which have joined forces to combat the disease.
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