News hot off of the press from the Defra Twitter account - Owen Paterson MP has been confirmed as the new Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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The Farmer's Guardian reporter Olivia Midgley has published news of the Cattle Health and Welfare Group (CHAWG) report here. The report is said to cover such diverse issues as Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), bovine fertility, Johne's Disease to name but a few and the full report can be downloaded at the EBLEX site here.
According to this Farmer's Guardian web page the gentleman, Jim Paice MP, who talked to the dairy farmers earlier this year has been let go with today's cabinet reshuffle. The dairy coalition has said that it will continue to work with Paice's successor. David Heath MP is, thought, to be the new farming minister.
Natural England has highlighted the five entry level and organic entry level stewardship schemes that will make environmental stewardship more effective (this page was originally published on 10th of August 2012) included hedgerow restoration; supplement to add wildflowers to buffer strips and field corners; ryegrass seed-set as winter/spring food for birds; legume and herb rich swards; and supplementary feeding in winter for farmland birds.
A leaflet that provides the funding and support for dairy farmers (NE345) has been published by Natural England and is available to download from this page.
More will be added in the next two days on this page.
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