News

Defra news releases 2004

December 2004

31 December 2004

General licences extended until 28 February 2005 542/04

30 December 2004

Minister announces new wild deer strategy and action plan 541/04

30 December 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 540/04

29 December 2004

Review of marine fisheries and environmental enforcement - the Government response 539/04

24 December 2004

Don't let this Christmas go to waste 534/04

22 December 2004

£250K to tackle Manchester's fridges 538/04

22 December 2004

2005 European fisheries deal ensures a sustainable & economic future for the UK fishing industry 537/04

22 December 2004

England to launch world's first allowance trading scheme for municipal waste 536/04

22 December 2004

Wakefield to receive £33M cash injection to cut waste 535/04

17 December 2004

Government seeks views on drought plan proposals 533/04

17 December 2004

Walkers can enjoy more countryside in time for Spring bank holiday 532/04

17 December 2004

Confirmed case of Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) in a horse in Suffolk 531/04

16 December 2004

Government tests system for reporting potential effects of pesticides on human health 530/04

16 December 2004

New guide for depolluting vehicles over 3.5 tonnes 529/04

16 December 2004

Africa climate change research report published 528/04

16 December 2004

Fisheries Minister opens London coral reef conservation symposium 525/04

15 December 2004

Consultation on Landfill Regulations 2005 527/04

15 December 2004

Green light for Environmental Stewardship 526/04

15 December 2004

Single payment scheme - Defra announces way ahead for commons and further details of the operation of the national reserve 524/04

15 December 2004

Defra publishes report on Exercise Hornbeam 523/04

15 December 2004

Appointments to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides 522/04

15 December 2004

UK to host first joint meeting of G8 Ministers for Environment and Development 521/04

15 December 2004

Big boost in UK funding to promote clean energy markets 520/04

14 December 2004

Scottish hunter would not be acquitted in England or Wales: Alun Michael 519/04

13 December 2004

Information bulletin: COP10: high-level Ministerial talks on climate change begin in Buenos Aires 518/04

10 December 2004

Defra opens consultation on new European environmental funding proposals 517/04

10 December 2004

Animal and disease website launched 515/04

9 December 2004

Managing waste sustainably: Morley announces help for Councils 514/04

9 December 2004

Public urged to remain vigilant to hazards of pesticide poisoning 513/04

9 December 2004

Details published of Single Payment Scheme for land grazed by horses 512/04

9 December 2004

Environment Minister opens consultation on tighter controls for farm waste 511/04

8 December 2004

Local authorities team up for joint working on waste 510/04

8 December 2004

Affordable homes for rural communities 509/04

8 December 2004

Boosting recycling: approaches to get people recycling 508/04

8 December 2004

Cleaning up local neighbourhoods: new bill published 507/04

8 December 2004

Defra five year strategy: farming 506/04

8 December 2004

Five year strategy - promoting energy efficiency 505/04

8 December 2004

UK Climate Change Programme Review: consultation launch 504/04

8 December 2004

Delivering the essentials of life: Tony Blair and Margaret Beckett pledge new drive to deliver environmental leadership and a sustainable future for rural communities and farming 503/04

7 December 2004

'Atypical' cases of scrapie - an update 502/04

7 December 2004

Alun Michael lends helping hand to litter clear-up campaign 501/04

6 December 2004

21st century recycling: Beckett launches a new era for 'do it yourself' recycling 500/04

6 December 2004

Defra announces first call for waste research proposals 499/04

6 December 2004

Another step forward in delivering sustainable waste management on the ground 498/04

3 December 2004

Forest certification schemes report for UK Government now available 497/04

2 December 2004

Pre-Budget Report - £20 million to boost energy efficiency 496/04

2 December 2004

Beckett welcomes budget commitments on climate change 495/04

2 December 2004

Water affordability: pilot scheme proposed 494/04

2 December 2004

Information bulletin: Defra publishes 2004 Autumn Performance Report 493/04

2 December 2004

Fresh Start for farmers launched at the Smithfield Show 492/04

2 December 2004

Defra Ministers lead the way: young people have their say 491/04

2 December 2004

Free business advice for farmers to continue 490/04

1 December 2004

City of London set to become carbon market world centre: Elliot Morley 489/04

1 December 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 488/04

1 December 2004

Brucellosis compensation 487/04

1 December 2004

Government to change BSE controls 486/04

November 2004

October 2004

September 2004

30 September 2004

Defra announces cross-regional research programme to boost understanding of climate change 382/04

30 September 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 381/04

29 September 2004

Malachite green survey published 380/04

28 September 2004

New Defra waste research strategy unveiled 379/04

28 September 2004

Suspected case of bat rabies in Staines 378/04

27 September 2004

New action by UK to reduce dolphin bycatch in waters off SW coast of England 377/04

27 September 2004

Major campaign marks push on household recycling 376/04

24 September 2004

Minister rejects Alliance claims of 'misrepresentation' 375/04

24 September 2004

Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer named 374/04

24 September 2004

Walkers to be given early Christmas present 373/04

23 September 2004

Pesticide Residues Committee publishes 2003 Annual Report 372/04

23 September 2004

Minister announces the new appointments to the Chiltern and Cotswolds AONB conservation boards 371/04

23 September 2004

Rural people satisfied with public services, new study shows 370/04

22 September 2004

UK Fisheries Minister official visit to Faroe Islands 369/04

22 September 2004

Prompt payments for rain-affected harvest farmers 368/04

22 September 2004

Launch of guidance to control Johne's Disease in dairy herds 367/04

21 September 2004

New appointments to the Covent Garden Market Authority 366/04

21 September 2004

UK organic poultry production on an even footing 365/04

21 September 2004

Defra and Forestry Commission act against new threat to trees 364/04

20 September 2004

National Fallen Stock Scheme expected to start next month 363/04

16 September 2004

New measures announced to control cormorant population from damaging fish stocks - Bradshaw 362/04

16 September 2004

Ben Bradshaw announces new measures to promote sustainable fisheries 361/04

16 September 2004

£15.5 million heating boost for thousands of homes 360/04

15 September 2004

Review of UK Climate Change Programme - Terms of Reference announced 359/04

15 September 2004

Recycling of plastic packaging waste: results of government investigation 358/04

14 September 2004

Update on the GB bovine TB strategy, including notification of enhancements to exisiting TB controls 357/04

14 September 2004

Potato ring rot: outcome of Lessons Learned exercise 356/04

14 September 2004

Fisheries: amendment to grant rate under FIFG for vessel modernisation 355/04

14 September 2004

Defra puts London's noisy roads on the map 354/04

13 September 2004

Education programmes required in zoos 353/04

13 September 2004

Senior Methodist minister appointed chair of revamped rural watchdog 349/04

13 September 2004

Climate change to knock Chinese agriculture, study shows 352/04

10 September 2004

Potato ring rot: further update 351/04

10 September 2004

Reducing biodegradable waste: Morley announces bidders for £30m research programme 350/04

9 September 2004

Minister visits the Great Bustards on Salisbury Plain 348/04

8 September 2004

Celebrations as first regions mark historic new right of open access 347/04

8 September 2004

Government honours pledge on hunting 346/04

8 September 2004

Progress towards delivering world summit commitments 345/04

8 September 2004

Website for organic seeds launched 344/04

7 September 2004

Appointment of new chair to Joint Nature Conservation Committee 343/04

7 September 2004

Annual report of Veterinary Residues Committee 342/04

6 September 2004

Brucellosis Compensation 341/04

6 September 2004

New members needed for National Park Authorities and Broads Authority 340/04

2 September 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 339/04

1 September 2004

Advice to pet owners who visited south west France between 2 and 21 August with their pets 338/04

1 September 2004

Second round of new technology funding now avaliable 337/04

1 September 2004

Extra targeted support for local authority waste and recycling services 336/04

August 2004

27 August 2004

Non-sector catch limits for September 2004 in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area VII 335/04

27 August 2004

2003 fisheries statistics published 334/04

25 August 2004

Essential guidance for farmers on the Single Payment 333/04

24 August 2004

Information bulletin: Open access to the countryside - further guidance on appeals 332/04

23 August 2004

Potato Ring Rot: Update 331/04

23 August 2004

World must act now on climate change - Whitty 330/04

20 August 2004

Appointment of an agency to develop a climate change communications strategy 329/04

19 August 2004

2002 environmental protection expenditure by UK industry 328/04

17 August 2004

Bradshaw: days at sea negotiations are progressing 327/04

17 August 2004

Europe's draft plans for Rural Development a 'step in the right direction' 326/04

17 August 2004

Relaunch of Defra's BSE website 325/04

16 August 2004

Government response to Chemicals Report 324/04

13 August 2004

Scottish Farmed Salmon wins European quality award 323/04

13 August 2004

Defra consultation on future fisheries fund 322/04

12 August 2004

Appointment to Board of British Waterways 321/04

11 August 2004

Statistical relesase: Municipal waste management survey 2002/2003 322/04

11 August 2004

European nations sign up to Defra's Emissions Trading Registry 320/04

11 August 2004

Potato ring rot update 319/04

11 August 2004

Household waste recycling rates are highest ever 318/04

10 August 2004

Fund to help local authorities manage new access extended for two years 317/04

9 August 2004

UK Fisheries Minister official visit to Iceland 316/04

9 August 2004

Moorland farmers' chance to lay it on the line 315/04

6 August 2004

Revised rates of Hill Farm Allowance for 2005 314/04

4 August 2004

Grants to benefit work on Sustainable Consumption and Production 313/04

4 August 2004

New arrangements for bovine TB compensation 312/04

3 August 2004

Government funding for the Companion Animal Welfare Council 311/04

3 August 2004

Ben Bradshaw visits Defra's biodiversity garden at Kew 310/04

2 August 2004

Gangmaster licensing proposals published 309/04

2 August 2004

Finding of Potato Ring Rot 308/04

2 August 2004

The organic farming plan for England - two years on 307/04

2 August 2004

Brucellosis compensation 306/04

July 2004

30 July 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 305/04

30 July 2004

Simpler and more efficient new procedures proposed for Hazardous Waste Regulations 304/04

29 July 2004

Publication of the groundwater protection code for the use and storage of solvents 303/04

29 July 2004

Step forward for cuts in global warming emissions as UK joins methane to markets partnership 302/04

29 July 2004

Service provider announced to conserve genes from scrapie susceptible rams 301/04

29 July 2004

Managing the risk from future floods and coastal erosion 300/04

29 July 2004

Non-sector catch limits for August in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area VII 299/04

28 July 2004

The veterinary profession faces challenges and opportunities 298/04

27 July 2004

Government moves ahead with developing new code for sustainable buildings (ODPM No. 181)

26 July 2004

Appointment to the Sustainable Development Commission 297/04

26 July 2004

Marine conservation review published 296/04

22 July 2004

New regulations proposed to require authorities to release environmental information on request 295/04

22 July 2004

More money, new standards for environment-friendly farming 294/04

22 July 2004

Horticultural Development Council to continue 293/04

22 July 2004

Minister seeks closure of fishery to protect dolphins 292/04

21 July 2004

A modern radical agenda for rural England: Government's Rural Strategy 2004 291/04

21 July 2004

Interim company to be set up to oversee Nirex operations 290/04

21 July 2004

National Scrapie Plan - consultation on strategic options to meet the long term aim of eradicating scrapie from the national flock 289/04

20 July 2004

International Whaling Commission focuses on the plight of critically endangered western gray whales on Ist day of 56th Annual International Whaling Commission meeting in Sorrento, Italy 288/04

20 July 2004

Brucellosis findings - no evidence of spread of disease from Cornwall. Livestock farmers urged to remain vigilant and report abortions or premature calvings 287/04

20 July 2004

Scheme to apply EU wide controls on scrapie-affected farms launched 286/04

20 July 2004

New Progress report on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies published 285/04

20 July 2004

IBM confirmed as Defra's transformation service partner 284/04

19 July 2004

North sea cooperation - declaration signed 283/04

19 July 2004

Home-Grown Cereals Authority appointments 282/04

19 July 2004

Pesticides Safety Directorate publishes annual report 281/04

19 July 2004

Economic contribution of sea angling: report published 280/04

16 July 2004

Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts for 2003/04 279/04

16 July 2004

Defra launches consultation on proposals to modernise legislation on bovine semen production 278/04

16 July 2004

Environment Minister urges move to sustainable waste management 277/04

16 July 2004

Defra announces consultation plans on the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops 276/04

15 July 2004

Information bulletin: Government looks to appoint new adviser on zoo issues 275/04

15 July 2004

New Chair of SEAC announced 274/04

15 July 2004

Government acts to cut environmental crime 272/04

14 July 2004

New legislation increases protection for wild birds 273/04

14 July 2004

Publication of the veterinary laboratories agency's annual report and accounts 271/04

14 July 2004

Bradshaw responds to North Sea campaign 270/04

14 July 2004

Launch of the draft Animal Welfare Bill 269/04

13 July 2004

Beckett charts way forward for EU & environment 268/04

13 July 2004

Defra grants are making a difference 267/04

12 July 2004

A better environment - a sustainable future 266/04

12 July 2004

Appointment of the Chief Executive Designate of the State Veterinary Service 265/04

9 July 2004

Bradshaw creates England's first two conservation boards 264/04

9 July 2004

Landowner pleads guilty to damaging environmentally valuable grassland near York 263/04

8 July 2004

Gangmasters Bill becomes law 262/04

8 July 2004

Marine Fisheries and Environmental Enforcement Consultation Announced 261/04

8 July 2004

Winter lettuce pesticide residue monitoring programme - results published 260/04

7 July 2004

Relaxation in legislation covering Artificial Insemination (AI) of Mares 259/04

5 July 2004

From dereliction to creation of the Watchtree Nature Reserve 258/04

2 July 2004

UK leads Europe on pet travel scheme 257/04

1 July 2004

State Veterinary Service: creation of an Executive Agency 256/04

1 July 2004

Brucellosis compensation 255/04

June 2004

30 June 2004

Passports scheme wins backing from horse associations on deadline day 254/04

30 June 2004

Outbreak of spring viraemia of carp 253/04

30 June 2004

Seed certification on-line goes live 252/04

30 June 2004

Cereals and oilseeds levy rates announced 251/04

29 June 2004

New appointment to the Regional Flood Defence Committees 250/04

29 June 2004

New appointment to the South West Regional Flood Defence Committee 249/04

29 June 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 248/04

29 June 2004

UK joins world treaty to share vital plant resources 247/04

28 June 2004

Re-appointments to the Covent Garden Market Authority 246/04

28 June 2004

Non-sector catch limits for July 2004 in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area VII 245/04

28 June 2004

Tighter controls on dangerous exotic pets 244/04

28 June 2004

Minister says yes to New Forest National Park 243/04

25 June 2004

New Government grants to benefit farming sector 242/04

24 June 2004

Protect environment for future generations, Ministers tell Budapest conference 241/04

24 June 2004

Government puts brakes on landfilling its own commercial and industrial waste - Margaret Beckett 240/04

24 June 2004

GB Animal Health and Welfare Strategy and England Implementation Plan launched 239/04

23 June 2004

Extra protection for waterbirds on the Mersey Estuary 238/04

22 June 2004

Pesticides Forum annual report published 237/04

22 June 2004

New chair of UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum appointed 236/04

22 June 2004

Statistical relesase: Regional quality of life counts - results for the English regions 235/04

22 June 2004

Regional quality of life indicators highlight progress and challenges across English regions 234/04

21 June 2004

State of the countryside 2004: Rural Affairs Minister welcomes Countryside Agency Report 233/04

18 June 2004

Defra publishes paper on FMD vaccination 232/04

17 June 2004

Open access to the countryside - Government decision on public places legislation 231/04

17 June 2004

Tackling water pollution from agriculture: consultation launched 230/04

16 June 2004

Chief Veterinary Officer's Annual Report - 2003 229/04

16 June 2004

Royal Commission to examine science on human exposure risks from crop spraying 228/04

16 June 2004

Horse industry strategy - Alun Michael announces private sector partner for National Equine Database 227/04

16 June 2004

Farmers get help to cut pollution and boost profits 226/04

16 June 2004

Floods emergency exercise to test authorities' response capabilities 225/04

15 June 2004

Amendements to GM maize consents 224/04

15 June 2004

Steady progress but a job for all to do on waste - Elliot Morley 223/04

15 June 2004

Buying sustainable timber: Government action 222/04

14 June 2004

Business and councils back Government in fighting fast food litter 219/04

11 June 2004

Application sought for a smaller obligated business member for the Advisory Committee on Packaging 221/04

11 June 2004

Bovine TB statistics 220/04

11 June 2004

Landowner fined £1,000 for damaging environmentally valuable grassland at Vixen Tor in Devon 218/04

11 June 2004

Ceremony to mark the one millionth sheep sample under the National Scrapie Plan 217/04

8 June 2004

Insurers' report climate change: Elliot Morley response 216/04

7 June 2004

Greenpeace letter on dolphin by-catch: Ben Bradshaw response 215/04

4 June 2004

Planned fuel protests - 'simplistic knee jerk reaction is not the answer', says Environment Minister Elliot Morley 214/04

4 June 2004

Joseph Magee appointed to the Agricultural Wages Board 213/04

4 June 2004

Livestock farmers urged to take steps to reduce the risk of botulism in their herds stemming from use of poultry litter 212/04

2 June 2004

BSE in sheep contingency plan - consultation launch 211/04

2 June 2004

Brucellosis compensation 210/04

1 June 2004

Non-sector catch limits for June 2004 in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area VII 206/04

May 2004

28 May 2004

Inspectors to monitor ring rot risk in Polish potatoes 209/04

28 May 2004

Donald Ritchie to serve an extra year as deputy chair of the Environment Agency 208/04

28 May 2004

BSE and offspring cull compensation 207/04

27 May 2004

Defra selects IBM as preferred IT services partner 205/04

27 May 2004

Defra garden all set to support biodiversity for a second year 204/04

27 May 2004

Defra welcomes noise action day 203/04

26 May 2004

"Garden centres and TV programmes must stop promoting monster alien plants" 202/04

26 May 2004

Outbreak of spring viraemia of carp 201/04

26 May 2004

Foot and mouth disease: emergency vaccination contractor appointed 200/04

25 May 2004

Government consults on new rules for exports of GMOs 199/04

25 May 2004

UK signs international agreement to tackle animal disease outbreaks 198/04

24 May 2004

Fisheries Council gives go-ahead to Regional Advisory Councils for Fisheries Management 197/04

24 May 2004

Progress towards delivering world summit commitments 196/04

24 May 2004

Peter Barr reappointed as MLC chairman 195/04

21 May 2004

Consultation on energy efficiency commitment next phase 194/04

20 May 2004

Horse passport (England) regulations laid before Parliament 193/04

20 May 2004

CAP reform - flexible 'Ten Month Rule' announced 192/04

20 May 2004

First Soil Action Plan for England 191/04

19 May 2004

Defra and SEERAD announce £550k collaborative research project with industry on genetics of pre-weaning pigletmortality 190/04

19 May 2004

Annual reports for the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum and the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances published 189/04

19 May 2004

Extension to temporary arrangements for scrapie susceptible rare breed rams participating in the National Scrapie Plan 188/04

18 May 2004

Better buildings at the heart of sustainable development 187/04

18 May 2004

Information bulletin:Vehicular access over common and other land - Defra guidance on Lords ruling 186/04

14 May 2004

New Chair for Cereals Levy Board 185/04

13 May 2004

Isolation of Spring Viraemia of Carp virus 184/04

13 May 2004

Britain within a reformed CFP is the way forward 183/04

13 May 2004

New look National Fallen Stock Scheme announced today 182/04

13 May 2004

New advisory leaflets on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) issued to GB farmers 181/04

12 May 2004

British beef gets European Food Safety Chiefs' backing 180/04

11 May 2004

Strategy for developing and implementing a programme of surveillance for antimicrobial resistance in animals in England and Wales 179/04

11 May 2004

Information bulletin:Chairman of English Nature re-appointed 178/04

7 May 2004

Consultation on revised code of practice for safe use of plant protection products 177/04

6 May 2004

UK submits its National Allocation Plan to the European Commission 176/04

6 May 2004

Defra publishes review of health and environmental effects of waste management 175/04

6 May 2004

Beckett in Washington: global co-operation needed to tackle climate change 174/04

5 May 2004

Seventeen years of environmental achievements: Elliot Morley launches the CSS/ESA first annual report 173/04

4 May 2004

Whitty gives farming £2.5 million boost 172/04

4 May 2004

Brucellosis compensation 171/04

April 2004

30 April 2004

Your chance to help manage one of England's largest Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty [Chilterns] 170/04

30 April 2004

Your chance to help manage England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [Cotswolds] 169/04

30 April 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 168/04

29 April 2004

Defra publishes 2004 Departmental report 167/04

29 April 2004

Industry agrees to phase out hazardous chemicals 166/04

29 April 2004

Partnerships for sustainability 165/04

29 April 2004

Less waste going to landfill as more recycle - Elliot Morley 164/04

29 April 2004

Regional timetable released for new right of access 163/04

29 April 2004

National Scrapie Plan: Extending rules for phasing out Type 3 genotype rams 162/04

29 April 2004

Statistical release: Municipal waste management statistics 2002/03 161/04

28 April 2004

Statistical release: Air quality headline indicator for sustainable development: 2003 (final figures) 160/04

27 April 2004

Information bulletin: Open access to the Countryside - additional public guidance on mapping appeals 159/04

27 April 2004

New government guidance on how communities can capture nature's benefits 158/04

27 April 2004

Deadlock in animal welfare talks 157/04

27 April 2004

Tell us your views - minister asks chemicals conference 156/04

26 April 2004

Energy efficiency action plan aims to deliver big carbon cuts 155/04

26 April 2004

Non-sector catch limits for May 2004 in the north sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 154/04

26 April 2004

From Argentinian otters to the wetlands of Zambia, Defra's new funding for international biodiversity projects 153/04

23 April 2004

£2,784 fine for fisheries offences in Mold Magistrates' Court 152/04

22 April 2004

CAP reform deal will end tobacco subsidies 151/04

22 April 2004

Single farm payment - Beckett announces change 150/04

21 April 2004

British Waterways - have your say 149/04

21 April 2004

Defra welcomes reduction of radioactive discharges from Sellafield 148/04

21 April 2004

Statistical release: Sustainable development indicators in your pocket 2004 147/04

21 April 2004

Ministers 'taking on' sustainability challenge 146/04

20 April 2004

£34m goes to Northumberland to help tackle waste long term 145/04

14 April 2004

Defra announces major boost for sustainable farming 144/04

13 April 2004

DNA testing brings £9,000 fines for fisheries offences in Liverpool magistrates court 143/04

8 April 2004

Ministers decide on dairy premium additional payment 142/04

7 April 2004

New acting chairman of Countryside Agency appointed 141/04

7 April 2004

Study on future structure of Consumer Council for water published 140/04

7 April 2004

Defra investigates an unusual scrapie case 139/04

7 April 2004

New £5.5m floods thinktank 138/04

6 April 2004

UK ratifies agreement on the conservation of albatrosses and petrels 137/04

6 April 2004

Pet Travel Scheme - removal of sealing requirement 136/04

6 April 2004

Godfray report on badger culling trial published 135/04

5 April 2004

Brucellosis compensation 134/04

5 April 2004

New national scrapie plan scheme for scrapie-affected flocks launched 133/04

5 April 2004

Chief Veterinary Officer Debby Reynolds announces £21.5m funding grants to veterinary colleges over the next five years 131/04

2 April 2004

Single Farm Payment: consultation on national reserve 132/04

2 April 2004

European Commission proposals published on changes to North Sea haddock fishing regime 130/04

2 April 2004

EU Emissions trading scheme - delay to submission of NAP 129/04

1 April 2004

CITES: views sought on charging for licences & permits for endangered species 128/04

1 April 2004

Government response to the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) report on the welfare of farmed animals at slaughter or killing. Part 1: red meat animals 127/04

March 2004

31 March 2004

Epidemiological team set up to look into source of brucellosis outbreak in Cornwall 126/04

31 March 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 125/04

31 March 2004

The Sustainable Development Commission moves forward under the renewed leadership of Jonathon Porritt 124/04

31 March 2004

Government guide encourages partnerships in coastal recreation management 123/04

31 March 2004

Managing coastal activities: new help for local authorities 122/04

31 March 2004

Government announces further deferral of industry charges for the cattle tracing system 121/04

31 March 2004

Defra's Foot and Mouth Disease Contingency Plan and Defra's Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Contingency Plans 120/04

30 March 2004

Defra joins with the police in day of action to check the movement and transportation of animals 119/04

30 March 2004

Government consults on key strategy to protect environment from hazardous chemicals 118/04

30 March 2004

Government launches guidance on tighter GM regulation 117/04

30 March 2004

Three months to go: Defra reminds horse owners that deadline for horse passports is June 30 2004 116/04

30 March 2004

Review of plant and animal health service charges 115/04

29 March 2004

Environmental conditions for farm payments unveiled 114/04

29 March 2004

Alun Michael announces two year extension in funding for Community Forests 113/04

29 March 2004

Rural Funding Streams: new website offers a chance to have your say 112/04

25 March 2004

Consultation outcome on Landfill Directive Waste Acceptance Criteria 111/04

25 March 2004

'Think before you act': Minister urges win-win approach to protect landscapes 110/04

25 March 2004

Huge potential for united horse industry to grow - Alun Michael 109/04

25 March 2004

National guidance on decontamination published 108/04

25 March 2004

New figures on emissions released today 107/04

25 March 2004

Defra welcomes report from the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit to create a successful future for the UK fishing industry 106/04

25 March 2004

Statistical release: 2002 UK air emission estimates and climate change sustainable development indicator 105/04

24 March 2004

Alun Michael launches drive on rural pensioner poverty with £1.25m fund for voluntary groups 104/04

23 March 2004

European community agreement reached to reduce cetacean by-catch "an important step forward" - Bradshaw 103/04

23 March 2004

More government grants to benefit farmers 102/04

22 March 2004

Information bulletin: Appointments to National Park Authorities and Broads Authority 101/04

22 March 2004

Publication of a list of human and veterinary antimicrobial active ingredients currently authorised for use in the UK 100/04

19 March 2004

Economic links bring significant benefits to UK fisheries industry 99/04

18 March 2004

Defra confirms brucellosis on farm in Cornwall - movement restrictions on seven neighbouring farms 98/04

18 March 2004

Wave buoys network and database will help flood forecasters 96/04

17 March 2004

Beckett welcomes sustainable budget 97/04

17 March 2004

Lord Whitty launches horticulture centres of excellence 95/04

16 March 2004

Morley: a sustainable future depends on all of us 94/04

16 March 2004

Quality of life counts - update 2004 93/04

15 March 2004

Defra awards Countryside Agency £95m for 2004/5 92/04

15 March 2004

New Forest signs up to largest ever Countryside Stewardship agreement 91/04

12 March 2004

Information bulletin: Proposed Groundwater Directive (article 17 of the water framework directive): regulatory impact assessment 90/04

11 March 2004

Obstructions on rights of way:removal process is tightened 89/04

11 March 2004

Imports of birds and eggs from Canada suspended 88/04

11 March 2004

Applications sought for membership of the Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) 87/04

11 March 2004

Water pricing review: government publishes principal guidance 86/04

10 March 2004

Information bulletin: Open access to the Countryside - views sought on regulations on appeals aganist notices relating to means of access 85/04

10 March 2004

Defra Antimicrobial Resistance Coordination (DARC) Group web pages published 84/04

10 March 2004

Bradshaw sets out action to boost fisheries enforcement 83/04

9 March 2004

Margaret Beckett outlines precautionary approach to GM crops 82/04

8 March 2004

Free business advice for farmers to continue 81/04

5 March 2004

Developing marine biotechnology in the UK: a legal framework 80/04

5 March 2004

UK assesses a GM maize variety as safe for processing and animal feed 79/04

4 March 2004

Ben Bradshaw names site of new 110 hectare wetland project 76/04

3 March 2004

Grant scheme will look after vulnerable areas when new right of access opens 78/04

3 March 2004

Arbroath smokies win EU quality award 77/04

2 March 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 75/04

2 March 2004

New appointments to English Nature 74/04

1 March 2004

Non-sector catch limits for March 2004 in the north sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 73/04

1 March 2004

Brucellosis Compensation 72/04

February 2004

27 February 2004

New guide to help boost farm profits through better management 71/04

26 February 2004

Government renewables pledge boosts energy targets 70/04

26 February 2004

Progress report on greener consumer products 69/04

24 February 2004

Imports of birds and eggs from the United States suspended 68/04

24 February 2004

Environment Minister, Elliot Morley maintains drive against wildlife crime 67/04

24 February 2004

National Fallen Stock Scheme to go ahead in Autumn 2004 66/04

24 February 2004

Margaret Beckett confirms new agency will have strong independent status 65/04

23 February 2004

Potato ring rot: first UK outbreak contained 64/04

23 February 2004

Action on fly-tipping: Government sets out new proposals 63/04

23 February 2004

The good, the bad, and the ugly: The state of England's streets 62/04

20 February 2004

New guidance heralds start of "Save the House Sparrow" initiative - Bradshaw 61/04

20 February 2004

Preliminary results of a pilot study into prevalence of bat rabies (European Bat Lyssavirus (EBLVZ) in some bat roosts in England and Scotland 60/4

18 February 2004

Nine new members of SEAC announced 59/04

18 February 2004

EU vote on import of GM maize 58/04

18 February 2004

Latest recycling awards brings additional recycling funding to £224 million 57/04

18 February 2004

Consultation on changes to charges for Veterinary Medicines Directorates surveillance programme for residues of veterinary medicines and other substances 56/04

18 February 2004

Inspection intercepts potato brown rot 55/04

18 February 2004

Elliot Morley announces more cash for the countryside 54/04

17 February 2004

WRRAG takes forward the government's strategy for research in Sustainable Resource Use and Waste Management 53/04

17 February 2004

Review of part 1 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: Illegal Trade in Wild Birds;Consultation on Amendments to Sections 1(3) and 27(1) - Defeinition of "Wild Bird" 52/04

16 February 2004

Farming free to shape its future - Beckett 51/04

13 February 2004

Gardeners reminded to dispose of withdrawn pesticides 50/04

12 February 2004

New Farm Payment Scheme "Ambitious and forward-looking" - Beckett 49/04

12 February 2004

UK farming moving in right direction: Sir Don Curry 48/04

10 February 2004

Government fact finding exercise 47/04

10 February 2004

Defra grant helps conserve biodiversity in Uganda 46/04

10 February 2004

Exemptions from groundwater charging end 31 March 2004 45/04

10 February 2004

Defra welcomes English Nature's State of Nature: The Lowlands Report - Bradshaw 44/04

9 February 2004

Sustainability in action - Defra announces £4 million for biodiversity and education projects 43/04

9 February 2004

Government launches consultation on short term bovine TB measures and long term new GB strategy 42/04

9 February 2004

More help for local communities in battle against crime 41/04

4 February 2004

Strategy to protect human health and environment from hazardous chemicals 40/04

3 February 2004

Milk Development Council appointments 39/04

3 February 2004

Information bulletin: Open access to the Countryside - views sought on public places legislation 38/04

3 February 2004

Review of the Horticultural Development Council: consultation launched 37/04

3 February 2004

Defra award contract to pilot electronic identification and electronic data transfer for sheep on English farms 36/04

3 February 2004

Re-appointment to the Covent Garden Market Authority 35/04

3 February 2004

New Science Advisory Council for Defra 34/04

3 February 2004

Millions more for community heating schemes 33/04

2 February 2004

Company and managing director fined for sale of live fish 32/04

2 February 2004

Assessment criteria available for £32m new technologies funding 31/04

2 February 2004

BSE & offspring cull compensation 30/04

2 February 2004

Ramorum disease: update 29/04

2 February 2004

Brucellosis compensation 28/04

1 February 2004

Warning! don't import this salmon parasite 27/04

January 2004

29 January 2004

Access to the Countryside - dedicated land offers new opportunities 26/04

29 January 2004

Imports of captive birds from Asia suspended 25/04

29 January 2004

More farms branch out as farm incomes rise again 24/04

27 January 2004

Independent review finds rural development on track 23/04

26 January 2004

Defra announces cost benefit analysis of FMD disease control strategies 22/04

23 January 2004

Imports of poultry from Thailand suspended 21/04

19 January 2004

Information bulletin: Defra consults on pollution standards for industrial sectors 20/04

19 January 2004

Achieving sustainable management of wild deer in England: consultation launched 19/04

19 January 2004

UK announces consultation on draft National Allocation Plan for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 18/04

16 January 2004

Defra to consult on Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee Report - Vets and Veterinary Services 17/04

15 January 2004

Progress on better air quality despite summer smog 16/04

15 January 2004

Statistical release: Air quality headline indicator for sustainable development: 2003 (provisional figures) 15/04

14 January 2004

Defra publishes study of England's rural communities alongside Review of the Rural White Paper 13/04

13 January 2004

Membership of the Veterinary Residues Committee 14/04

13 January 2004

ACRE's advice on the implications of the farm-scale evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops 12/04

13 January 2004

Farm scale evaluation results: Margaret Beckett welcomes advice from statutory advisers 11/04

13 January 2004

Draft Groundwater Protection Code for septic tanks and other non-mains sewerage systems - Consultation 10/04

09 January 2004

Farming and Food Strategy group to continue 09/04

09 January 2004

New right of access to open early in lower North West 08/04

07 January 2004

UK assesses a GM rice variety as safe for processing and animal feed 07/04

07 January 2004

Consultation on the waste management performance reward grant for local authorities in England 06/04

06 January 2004

Non-sector catch limits for January and February 2004 in the deep sea stocks and Pelagic stocks area IV, VI,and VII 05/04

06 January 2004

Seize opportunity of CAP revolution, Whitty tells farmers 04/04

06 January 2004

Ministers consult key partners on EU chemicals strategy 03/04

06 January 2004

Defra announces £20m targeted recycling grant to local authorities for 2004/05 02/04

02 January 2004

Farmers to reap the benefits of more Government grants 01/04

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