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Friday 27 April: Pesticides, electric shock collars and Secretary of State at the Sustainable Food Trust

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In today's blog we look at the Secretary of State's support for British food produce at the Sustainable Food Trust conference, EU restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides and a number of other topics.

Thursday 22 March: House of Lords report on Rural Communities, Natural England and the launch of Network Rail's new drinking water fountain

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...to continue to deliver good results for the natural environment while reducing its reliance on public funding – prioritising its work to protect frontline environmental delivery at all times. There...

Monday 5 February: Environment Secretary's Scotland visit, emissions from ships, and bird flu

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Secretary of State meets farmers, growers and rural businesses in visit to Scotland Environment Secretary Michael Gove spent an action-packed three days in Scotland this weekend, visiting a number of businesses and operations important to the Scottish rural economy. Attending …

Thursday 1 February: Norfolk Farming Conference, animal sentience, recycling regulations and British exports of beef to China.

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Trade agreement paves the way to export British beef to China There has been positive, widespread coverage in the Guardian, Times and Channel 4 News following the UK and Chinese...