Environment
Property owners urged to take advantage of higher solar rates
It now seems likely that the lower Feed-in Tariff (FIT) rates for Solar PV that were proposed to take effect from the 12 December 2011 will not come…
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Green farm subsidies 'unworkable' - rural lawyer
A rural legal expert has criticised ’seriously flawed’ EU proposals to dramatically alter farm subsidies which she says could significantly change…
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Land management should feature in flood defence policy
Government policy on flood defence does not recognise agriculture, food production and land management, the CLA has warned. The Association said a…
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Plan for farmers to help combat climate change
Farmers have been told they can help to mitigate the potential effects of climate change by adopting new practices to reduce their output of…
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Plant science critical to planet under pressure
UN experts have called for a transformation of the global economy, based on an ’evergreen revolution’ which will double agricultural productivity…
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Silence speaks a thousand words
More than seven months on from the decision made by the Environment Minister, John Griffiths, to review the scientific evidence base behind the Wales…
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UK Government loses Feed-in-Tariff appeal
The Court of Appeal has rejected the Governments appeal against a High Court decision that it unlawfully reduced Solar PV Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs). The…
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Climate change offers opportunities for farmers, says CLA
The CLA has said the Government’s first ever Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) published today will help land-based businesses adapt to climate…
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New event targets soil, water & precision management
As input costs soar and with a depleted body of professional soil and water management specialists to fall back on, a timely new technical event in…
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CLA President says resources needed to support environment
CLA President Harry Cotterell has told the Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee there are huge resource issues to meeting…
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