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NFU Welcomes New Defra Campaign to Back British Farming

2015-11-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - The NFU has welcomed the launch of the new Defra five-year Great British Food campaign.

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DEFRA recommends video imaging technology to step up beef production

2015-09-14 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology

The UK Government has recommended the use of video imaging technology in abattoirs, as part of its plan to make beef farming more efficient.

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NFU Welcomes Defra Minister Re-appointment

2015-05-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - The National Farmers' Union have welcomed the re-appointment of Liz Truss to the position of Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

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Defra chief has farmer summit

2014-11-27 11:55:46| Agriculture - Topix.net

Environment Secretary Liz Truss is expected to set out proposals to help the agriculture industry cope with price volatility and relationships with retailers when she addresses the Devon NFU's annual open meeting tomorrow. Farming leaders from the county will gather at Exeter Racecourse to discuss issues such as dealing with bovine TB, restricted cash flows and the uncertainty which surrounds the application process for the next round of Common Agricultural Policy funding.

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United Kingdom: Defra admits it has no idea about size of solar farm impact on food production

2014-10-28 10:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Defra has this week admitted it has not undertaken an estimate of how much arable land has been taken out of production as a result of the expansion of solar farms, despite complaints from Environment Secretary Liz Truss earlier this month that solar developments were a "blight on the landscape" that were causing a "big problem" by eating into agricultural land. Announcing controversial plans to block Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to farmers who used their land to generate solar power, Truss...

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