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Inaccurate coverage on the Farming Rules for Water

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 21 June 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

A recent article in the Guardian (20 June) wrongly claims that the Defra Guidance to the Farming Rules for Water would have allowed farmers to spread manures and slurry on land in a way that would overload it with nutrients …

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Media coverage of Government plans to introduce Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) bill

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 May 2022 - Categories: Farming, Weekly stories

Today we are looking at media coverage of Defra’s planned introduction of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) bill

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