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Welsh farmers warned over 'endemic' fluke Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:00 GMT Sheep liver condemnations at a leading Welsh abattoir due to fluke are nearly three times that of its English counterpart.
So you want to... buy a bull Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:40:00 GMT As the spring bull buying season kicks off, Jeremy Hunt takes a look at some of the decision factors when buying a bull.
Time away is time to reflect and plan Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:15:00 GMT After spending Christmas and New Year away from Fearn Farm, it's all go again for the Scott family. Suzie Horne reports

Welsh farmers warned over 'endemic' fluke
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:00 GMT
Sheep liver condemnations at a leading Welsh abattoir due to fluke are nearly three times that of its English counterpart.

So you want to... buy a bull
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:40:00 GMT
As the spring bull buying season kicks off, Jeremy Hunt takes a look at some of the decision factors when buying a bull.

Time away is time to reflect and plan
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:15:00 GMT
After spending Christmas and New Year away from Fearn Farm, it's all go again for the Scott family. Suzie Horne reports

DEFRA News

Take extra care of pets in the cold weather Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:00:37 +0000 People have been urged to take extra action to ensure the welfare of their pets, livestock and wildlife during the cold weather. Chief Veterinarian Nigel Gibbens said: “Our animals need extra care during this cold weather. I know many pet owners are already thinking about what else they need to do. But for those who [...]
£28 million to enable communities to spring-clean England’s rivers Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:27 +0000 A £28 million Fund to clean up England’s rivers and encourage local wildlife to flourish has been announced today by Environment Minister Richard Benyon. Part of a £92 million Defra commitment to clearing up England’s rivers and lakes, the Fund announced today will allow communities and charities to tackle local eyesores and encourage iconic wildlife to thrive by tackling pollution and removing redundant dams, weirs and other man-made structures to create habitats which work for wildlife
Publication of the statistical release on Air Quality Statistics in the UK, 1987 to 2011: provisional results Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:17:41 +0000 Defra has published provisional figures for annual UK air quality up to 2011, showing average concentrations of particulates and ozone – the two pollutants thought to have the greatest health impacts. The statistics also report the average number of days when pollution was moderate or higher. Full statistical release can be found at: Air quality [...]

Take extra care of pets in the cold weather
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:00:37 +0000
People have been urged to take extra action to ensure the welfare of their pets, livestock and wildlife during the cold weather. Chief Veterinarian Nigel Gibbens said: “Our animals need extra care during this cold weather. I know many pet owners are already thinking about what else they need to do. But for those who [...]

£28 million to enable communities to spring-clean England’s rivers
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:27 +0000
A £28 million Fund to clean up England’s rivers and encourage local wildlife to flourish has been announced today by Environment Minister Richard Benyon. Part of a £92 million Defra commitment to clearing up England’s rivers and lakes, the Fund announced today will allow communities and charities to tackle local eyesores and encourage iconic wildlife to thrive by tackling pollution and removing redundant dams, weirs and other man-made structures to create habitats which work for wildlife

Publication of the statistical release on Air Quality Statistics in the UK, 1987 to 2011: provisional results
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:17:41 +0000
Defra has published provisional figures for annual UK air quality up to 2011, showing average concentrations of particulates and ozone – the two pollutants thought to have the greatest health impacts. The statistics also report the average number of days when pollution was moderate or higher. Full statistical release can be found at: Air quality [...]