Article: NFU says food eclipsed by eco concerns; Farming.(Business)

Article: 'Benn must go over growing TB fiasco' ; South West farmers ...
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  May 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... tide of bovine TB have called for the removal of Defra Secretary Hilary Benn. They say the former Overseas Development Minister ... region's cattle herds. Mr Benn was appointed Defra Secretary in June last year, replacing David Miliband ...

Article: End this 'bin it and burn it' wastefulness ; I was concerned to ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  May 12, 2009 ;     386 words ...I was concerned to read Defra Secretary Hilary Benn's comments on May 6, saying that incineration is the "only option". Incineration can give off toxic dioxin chemicals which ...

Article: Fight sheep tag rules, farmers urge benn ; The National Sheep ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  March 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ...The National Sheep Association has written to Defra Secretary Hilary Benn ahead of today's meeting of the European Union Council of Ministers, reaffirming the sheep industry's total opposition to ...

Article: Leap in animal TB cases reveals benn's weakness ; Having been ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  May 26, 2009 ;     490 words ... ... November 20, 2008) for predicting the transfer of bovine TB from badgers to domestic pets, and accusing Defra Secretary Hilary Benn of "running scared" of the animal rights lobby, I now feel vindicated by your May 8 front page report headed ...

Article: Concern over GM contamination site ; Environmental group GM ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  January 14, 2009 ;     680 words ...Environmental group GM Freeze has written to Defra Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, setting out the key questions which it deems need to be answered in the investigation of contamination of an oilseed rape crop ...

Article: Green energy on the farm ; The kind of small-scale power ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  December 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The kind of small-scale power generating plant envisaged by Defra Secretary of State Hilary Benn yesterday provides a tantalising glimpse of how, in the years ahead, Britain might plug the looming energy gap without damaging ...

Article: Benn to urge stores to back meat trade.(meat & ...
Grocer;  September 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...In the next few days, Defra secretary Hilary Benn will call on retail bosses to support the British beef and lamb industry in the wake of the latest foot and mouth outbreak. NFU ...