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LAMMA 2019

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08 Jan 2019
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Gove to ‘reflect’ on introducing support for predator control to boost biodiversity

Gove to ‘reflect’ on introducing support for predator control to boost biodiversity

News24 Jan 201811:55
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has promised to ‘reflect’ on the possibility of introducing a predator control option to any future English agri-environment scheme.
BusinessEnglandEnvironmentlivestockPoliticsScotlandWildlife
Agri-environment schemes more than double farmland bird numbers

Agri-environment schemes more than double farmland bird numbers

News03 Jan 201805:00
Farmland bird numbers have more than doubled in areas where farmers are taking part in agri-environment schemes, according to new research.
arableEnvironmentfarm lifelivestockPoliticsWildlife
Survey shows 99 per cent of farmers want to protect wildlife

Survey shows 99 per cent of farmers want to protect wildlife

News24 Apr 201707:00
A new survey from the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) has found a whopping 99 per cent of farmers believe protecting wildlife is important.
EnvironmentWildlife
Official beaver recognition slammed by NFU Scotland

Official beaver recognition slammed by NFU Scotland

News25 Nov 201609:00
The Scottish Government’s decision yesterday to formally recognise the Eurasian beaver as a native species has been given a frosty reception by NFU Scotland.
EnvironmentPoliticsWildlife
European Commission approves Defra TB plans

European Commission approves Defra TB plans

News16 Dec 201411:06
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Cheshire farmers demand badger TB testing

Cheshire farmers demand badger TB testing

News12 Dec 201410:51
Cheshire farmers have demanded Defra accompanies stricter cattle TB controls in the county with a comprehensive programme to test badgers for the disease.
Bovine TBCheshirelivestockPolicyResearchTBWildlife
Paterson insists pilot badger cull a success

Paterson insists pilot badger cull a success

News10 Oct 201415:33
Defra Secretary Owen Paterson has insisted the Somerset pilot badger cull has been a ‘success’ on all measures as the policy came under fire in a heated session in the House of Commons.
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Government will make badger cull decision before election - Truss

Government will make badger cull decision before election - Truss

News01 Oct 201416:21
The Government will make a decision about rolling out the badger cull before next May’s General Election, according to Liz Truss.
AdviceBovine TBGloucestershirelivestockNorfolkPembrokeshirePolicySomersetTBWildlife
Greening reaction: NFU welcomes 'pragmatic' decision

Greening reaction: NFU welcomes 'pragmatic' decision

News10 Jun 201410:42
The NFU has welcomed Defra’s decision to allow nitrogen fixing crops and hedgerows to count towards Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) under the reformed CAP.
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Glos badger cull achieved 40 per cent reduction over 11 weeks

Glos badger cull achieved 40 per cent reduction over 11 weeks

News02 Dec 201314:19
The Gloucestershire pilot badger cull achieved a reduction of nearly 40 per cent in badger numbers over more than 11 weeks of culling, Defra Secretary Owen Paterson has revealed.
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Sainsbury's Justin King backs farmers involved in badger cull

Sainsbury's Justin King backs farmers involved in badger cull

News01 Oct 201315:41
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has given his backing to farmers involved in the pilot badger culls.
2040Bovine TBdairyGloucestershirelivestockPolicySectorSomersetTBWelfareWildlife
Bovine TB breakdowns on the Cumbria/Lancashire border

Bovine TB breakdowns on the Cumbria/Lancashire border

News09 May 201316:29
Bovine TB has been discovered in several herds of cattle on the Cumbria/Lancashire border, it has emerged.
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