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Defra announced a target to phase-out peat for amateur gardeners by 2020

A new Act on CO2 campaign launched today will encourage gardeners to use peat-free products; one of the simplest yet most effective ways of making a positive environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2010/bio-0308.htm

NFU President Peter Kendall has been re-elected for a third term after securing more than 75% of the vote from NFU Council members during their Annual General Meeting in Birmingham.

Voting also saw Meurig Raymond re-elected as Deputy President to serve his third term and dairy board chairman Gwyn Jones elected to fill the vacant Vice President post.
The new office holder team will serve the NFU for two years.

http://www.nfuonline.com/News/Officeholder-elections—results/

EFRA Select Committee Public Session on Defra Evidence Planning 2010/2013 onwards to determine the department strategies

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Dr Duncan Greenwood CBE FRS passed away on the 13th February 2010

Dr Duncan Greenwood enjoyed a long and distinguished research career.  He established his lasting interest in soil science at Aberdeen University where he was awarded a PhD in 1957.  He joined the National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, in 1959 and was appointed Head of the Soil Science Section in 1966.  He completed more than 50 years service at Wellesbourne and retired in October 1992, becoming an Emeritus Fellow with HRI and Associate Fellow with the University of Warwick from 2004.

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk

Defra research report on consumer views relating to food choice ,diet, waste, seasonality and how food chain might react

http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=EV0510_8632_FRP.pdf

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