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Environment

East Anglian farms breach environment regulations 700 times in seven years | Farm animals

Industrial-scale livestock farms across East Anglia have breached environmental regulations more than 700 times in the past seven years, freedom…

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Environment

Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms, new boss says | Ethical business

Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms – as well as those in developing countries – the…

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Environment

Campaigners call for action as jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms | Scotland

A jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has made its way to Scotland, causing significant…

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Health

Kennedy’s Plan for the Drug Crisis: A Network of ‘Healing Farms’

Though Mr. Kennedy’s embrace of recovery farms may be novel, the concept stretches back almost a century. In 1935, the…

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Environment

Labour backs plans for £15m fund to distribute surplus food from farms | Food waste

Labour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste, particularly…

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Politics

Miliband unveils energy plan with new powers over wind farms

John Keeble/Getty Images The government has unveiled plans to give ministers the final say on approving large onshore wind farms…

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Politics

Lib Dems call for working farms to be exempt from inheritance tax

PA Media The Liberal Democrats have called for the government to exempt “working farms” from its inheritance tax plans. Under…

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Environment

Inheritance tax on farms should be delayed to avoid unfairness, says thinktank | Farming

Ministers should give farmers an inheritance tax holiday for the next few years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has…

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Politics

Will Labour’s inheritance tax on farms come home to roost?

Getty Images The government is preparing to face the biggest protest yet over its domestic policy agenda since Labour won…

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Environment

South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity | South Africa

The largest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa, facilitating the illegal smuggling of tiger body parts,…

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