Beckett issues warning to supermarkets
Press Review 22 February 2005
Supermarkets must stop squeezing their suppliers, Margaret Beckett has warned.
Farmers welcome 10-year enlargement boost
Press Review 27 April 2004
The National Farmers' Union said yesterday that the enlargement of the EU to 25 members next week will boost British agriculture for the next 10 years.
Beckett considers badger cull
Press Review 17 February 2004
Environment secretary Margaret Beckett admitted yesterday that she might order a cull of badgers, after listening to farmers' concerns over the spread of bovine TB among Britain's livestock.
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Forum Brief: GM debate
Policy Consultation 20 November 2003
MPs have denounced the government's public consultation on genetically modified crops as "an opportunity missed".
Forum Brief: Vet shortages
Policy Consultation 23 October 2003
The government has been warned by MPs that a shortage of vets with livestock experience could hamper the response to any future disease outbreak amongst farm animals.
Gill resigns as farmers' chief
Press Review 7 October 2003
Forum Brief: Rural housebuilding
Policy Consultation 10 September 2003
Building houses on the countryside is the best way to defend rural land, an expert from English Nature has said.
Forum Brief: Farming
Policy Consultation 9 September 2003
The architect of the government's farming reforms has revealed he wants to encourage people to "be more like the French".
Forum Brief: Poultry farming
Policy Consultation 24 July 2003
The future of British poultry farming is in doubt, a committee of MPs has concluded.
Forum Brief: GM crops
Policy Consultation 22 July 2003
An official report on the safety of genetically modified crops has concluded that there are no known risks to human health.
Blueprint calls for farming overhaul
News Article 29 January 2002
A radical shake-up of farming in Britain has been proposed in a government-sponsored blueprint.
Farmers should be entrepreneurs says Haskins
News Article 18 October 2001
Farmers have been urged to rely less on traditional markets and become more entrepreneurial by the government.
