Monday 26 February: Starbucks Coffee cup trail, US dairy imports and Watervoles
Today on the blog, we look at Starbucks 5p coffee cup trail, US dairy imports and Watervoles
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Friday 23 February: British lamb exports, CCTV in slaughterhouses and plastic straws ban
On today's blog, we look at British lamb exports, CCTV being introduced to slaughterhouses and a ban on plastic straws.
Thursday 22 February: Water industry regulation, UK waste stats, air quality high court case and fishing after Brexit
On today's blog, we look at water industry regulation, waste statistics for the UK, the high court case on air quality and fishing after Brexit.
Wednesday 21 February: Our response to the air quality court case, more on the NFU conference
On today's blog, we publish our response to a high court ruling on our air quality plans and there's further coverage of the NFU conference.
Tuesday 20 February: NFU Conference, State of the Environment report, Thérèse Coffey in Paris and more
Secretary of State speaks at NFU conference Secretary of State has addressed attendees and delegates at this year’s NFU Conference in Birmingham, discussing a number of issues close to the hearts and minds of farmers ahead of the consultation paper …
Monday 19 February: Brexit and food trade, bovine TB strategy review and domestic fuel burning
On today's blog we look at Brexit and food trade, our bovine TB strategy review and domestic fuel burning evidence call.
Friday 16 February: Bovine TB strategy review, Flood Action Campaign and new food supply chain measures
On today's blog we look at our Bovine TB strategy review, the Environment Agency's Flood Action Campaign and new measures for the food supply chain.
Thursday 15 February: Canada visit, waste incineration, air quality and Supreme Court ruling
On today's blog we look at Minister Coffey's visit to Canada to discuss how we can turn the tide on plastic use; we respond to coverage on councils incinerating waste; we examine newly released emission statistics and we set out the Environment Agency's response to a Supreme Court ruling.
Wednesday 14 February: Protecting the UK’s food and Antimicrobial Resistance and farming
On today's blog we discuss the future regulation of the UK's food and government actions to reduce the use of antibiotics in farming and animal feed.
Tuesday 13 February: Fighting wildlife crime
Today on the blog we discuss the British/Chinese joint-workshop on illegal wildlife crime held in South Africa.