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Overall Defra budget cut but billions pledged for farming, flood defences and nature
Published on 11 Jun 2025
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- Mike Sims
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- Overall Defra budget cut but billions pledged for farming, flood defences and nature
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- Spending review: CLA welcomes 'meaningful' funding package for farming
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Snap survey reveals fears that smaller farming budget will harm environment
Published on 10 Jun 2025
- Authors
- Mike Sims
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- Snap survey reveals fears that smaller farming budget will harm environment
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- Spending review: CLA poll highlights budget cuts will force return to intensive farming
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CLA argues there are safer and more cost-effective ways to improve biodiversity
Published on 1 Nov 2023
- Authors
- Mike Sims
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- CLA argues there are safer and more cost-effective ways to improve biodiversity
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- Species reintroduction 'not a priority' for government
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Lord-Lieutenant visits Courteenhall Estate to meet New Leaf Learning graduates
Published on 13 Feb 2024
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- Lee Murphy
- Regions
- The East
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- Lord-Lieutenant visits Courteenhall Estate to meet New Leaf Learning graduates
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- Special guest for charity supported by the CLA Charitable Trust
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Our line-up of speakers at Royal Bath & West Show will provide attendees with a lively and engaging debate on rural issues.
Published on 17 Mar 2026
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- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- The South West
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- Speakers will debate debate the pressing issues facing landowners, farmers and rural business owners.
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- Speaker line-up for CLA Breakfast at Royal Bath & West Show announced
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Learning more about sustainable farming on the Sundorne Castle Estate with Ceres Rural
Published on 18 Jul 2024
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- Natalie Oakes
- Regions
- The Midlands
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- Learning more about sustainable farming on the Sundorne Castle Estate with Ceres Rural
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- Sowing change for a sustainable future
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Professionals, landowners, farmers and anyone with specialist knowledge or interest in the natural environment can give their views on South Yorkshire's LNRS consultation.
Published on 22 Jun 2026
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- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
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- Professionals, landowners, farmers and anyone with specialist knowledge or interest in the natural environment can give their views on South Yorkshire's LNRS consultation.
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- South Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) open for consultation
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The South West team has welcomed Alice Simon as its new Rural Surveyor in the south west. Published on 13 Apr 2026
South West welcomes new Rural Surveyor
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- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- The South West
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- Alice Simon will be providing advice and guidance to CLA members on a range of issues relating to land ownership and rural business.
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- South West welcomes new Rural Surveyor
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Our political engagement has continued with the regional team hosting a number of round table meetings with local MPs and our members.
Published on 30 Jul 2025
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- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- The South West
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- An update of recent MP meetings in the region.
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- South West political engagement continues
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Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West among groups to successfully apply for funding, receiving £1,000
Published on 6 Jan 2023
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- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- The South West
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- Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West among groups to successfully apply for funding, receiving £1,000
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- South West educational countryside and farming initiative secures CLA charitable funding
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Awarded by Natural England’s Nature for Climate Peatland Restoration scheme, funding was secured by South West Water on behalf of South West Peatland Partnership and will help restore 2,634 hectares of damaged peatland in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, saving a total of 652,625 tonnes CO2 equivalent
Published on 15 Sep 2021
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- The South West
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- Awarded by Natural England’s Nature for Climate Peatland Restoration scheme, funding was secured by South West Water on behalf of South West Peatland Partnership and will help restore 2,634 hectares of damaged peatland in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, saving a total of 652,625 tonnes CO2 equivalent
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- South West Water secure £9m funding to tackle climate change alongside the South West Peatland Partnership
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Landowners and farmers have written to their local MP in their hundreds to express their anger at anti-farming measures announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Autumn Budget
Published on 12 Nov 2024
- Authors
- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- The South West
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- Landowners and farmers have written to their local MP in their hundreds to express their anger at anti-farming measures announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Autumn Budget.
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- South West MPs under pressure over Budget’s anti-farming measures