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Government not respecting property rights over fracking, says CLA
The CLA has accused the Government of having too little regard for property rights and long-term liabilities to meet the demands of energy industry…
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New chairman for CLA Warwickshire branch
A leading agricultural lawyer and rural business expert has taken over as chair of the Warwickshire branch of the CLA. Paul Rice, a partner at…
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CLA Game Fair conservation prize winner announced
An aspiring river keeper is the winner of this year’s CLA Game Fair Conservation Saturday Quiz which took place at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on…
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Health of countryside goes under the microscope in CLA debates
The future development of the countryside was top of the agenda with debates between political and industry leaders at the CLA Game Fair at Blenheim…
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Farmers clash with Farage over CAP payments
UKIP’s plans for taking UK farming out of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the European Union are “unrealistic and uncosted” – according to CLA…
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Ministers’ visits to CLA Game Fair will put rural issues in focus
Ministers visiting the CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire will have the chance to hear firsthand the concerns of the countryside. Farming…
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Broadband problems Mr Cameron? You need the NFU Tour de Yorkshire wifi tractor
The Prime Minister’s holiday blues could be banished with the use of wifi tractors – which will be available to spectators at next week’s Tour de…
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Stop hiding behind Hybrid Bill and negotiate with landowners, CLA says
Successful bio-diversity offsetting depends on HS2 Ltd’s contact with landowners not proposals in the Hybrid Bill, according to the Country Land and…
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Shotguns will be allowed in badger culls
Natural England has confirmed that the use of shotguns will continue to be permitted during this year’s badger culls, despite the Independent Expert…
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CLA defends environmental work carried out by farmers
The CLA has defended the environmental work carried out by farmers after a group of leading conservation experts claimed the greening element of the…
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