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Defra: Review proposes radical changes to regulation of farming
2018-07-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
A major simplification of the way we regulate farming has been proposed in an interim report published today by Dame Glenys Stacey, chair of the farm inspection and regulation review (FIRR)
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Immediate action needed from Defra on Countryside Stewardship
2018-06-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NFU President Minette Batters, backed by the entire NFU Council, has today called for immediate bridging payments for agri-environment agreement holders and a rollover option for scheme renewals
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stewardship
Engage with farmers to deliver change, NFU tells Defra Secretary of State
2018-05-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Farmers need to be at the heart of a future domestic agricultural policy with food production at its core, NFU President Minette Batters has said to the Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove today
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Defra Budgets Cut, but Ag Research Protected
2015-11-26 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The UK's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will be enacting administration budget reductions of 26 per cent by 2019-20, announced as part of the Chancellor's spending review.
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cut
protected
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Defra Cuts Could Hurt UK's Animal Disease Preparedness
2015-11-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is one of four government departments, which has provisionally agreed to cut its spending by an average of 30 per cent over the next four years.
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disease
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