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Boris Johnson has been told to stop playing "Russian roulette" with the agricultural sector as he embarks on his first official visit to Wales.
The British Veterinary Association’s outgoing President Simon Doherty spoke to PoliticsHome, reflecting on his year in office, the challenge of Brexit and other issues within the veterinary sector like recruitment and retention of staff.
NOAH looks forward to working with Theresa Villiers, the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and her team, to promote high standards of UK animal health and welfare.
National pet charity Blue Cross is urging pet owners to prevent beloved pets from being on view to passers-by when at home as shocking new figures revealed by the charity show that most stolen dogs are taken from the home itself.
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Parminter writes following her Lords question this week on 'Strengthening the public authorities’ biodiversity duty'.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) to the government's response to consultations put forward as part of the Environment Bill.
International pressure is the best way to end Japan’s commercial whaling. Our next Prime Minister must condemn this despicable practice in the strongest possible terms, writes Anne Main
CPRE analysis shows huge savings for rural communities if affordable rents are based on income
Two-thirds of plastic companies are worried about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, believing it would negatively impact their business. The survey conducted by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) also found that 29% of companies believed the impact would be “very” negative.
A reaction from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) to a new report from the RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, which will be published tomorrow.
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) responds to comments made today by the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, stating that he supports an 'all-in' deposit return system for drinks containers of all sizes and materials.
Time is "running out" to undo the "catastrophic" damage humans have caused to the planet and halt climate change, Environment Secretary Michael Gove is set to warn.
Plaid Cymru MP, Jonathan Edwards, discusses the risk a No Deal Brexit poses to agriculture ahead of a debate on the issue in the House of Commons and the upcoming Royal Welsh Agricultural Show.
May Days: May’s government has gone for headline grabbing policies but dodged the systemic change that is needed, writes Caroline Lucas
The outgoing President of the UK’s veterinary regulator, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, spoke to PoliticsHome about improving veterinary regulation in the UK, achieving greater diversity in the UK vet workforce and the animal health and welfare concerns associated with a no-deal Brexit.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative is pleased to announce that Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is the successful recipient of the inaugural Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grant.
Nick Brown, Head of Sustainability at Coca-Cola European Partners GB, discusses the partnered companies’ recent efforts to increase recycling in Great Britain
The UK stands “no chance” of hitting its net zero climate change pledge unless ministers revive its “failing” energy efficiency policy, MPs have warned.
If the final frontier of humanity is to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go where no man has gone before, then look not up, but down, writes Samuel Place.
Government impact assessment demonstrates that 'all-in' deposit system is a no-brainer for the economy, says CPRE
Labour have lodged a complaint with John Bercow after accusing Cabinet minister David Lidington of trying to dodge questions about his department’s work on climate change.
It’s time to reimagine our economy with one simple purpose – a world in which both humanity and our life-giving planet thrive, says Caroline Lucas MP.
Ministers must ramp up their efforts if they are to hit a major target to curb climate change by 2050, a government watchdog has warned.
Jeremy Hunt has come under fire after he threw his weight behind calls for the ban on fox hunting to be lifted.