Government
England bans a range of single-use plastics
A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England, the Environment Secretary from the Department for Environment, Food...
DEFRA
Pig/Poultry
CVO confirms 5 cases of Seneca Valley Virus in pigs
The UK’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Christine Middlemiss, has today (Tuesday, January 10) confirmed that there were five cases of...
Government
New 5-year biosecurity strategy for plant health published
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Forestry Commission and Scottish and Welsh governments have today (Monday, January...
Government
Defra increases payment rates for ELM schemes
Farmers will receive increased payments for delivering sustainable food production under the government’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, the Department...
Forestry
Prison sentences and fines to combat illegal tree felling introduced
Prison sentences and unlimited fines are amongt a package of new powers to be introduced as part of a crackdown...
Government
Animal rights activists scale Defra building
Activists from the Animal Justice Project (AJP) have today (Thursday, December 15) scaled a government building of the Department for...
Government
Further £12.5m in funding for robotic ag projects for grabs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a further £12.5 million in funding for projects on...
Pig/Poultry
New bird flu reporting system 'reassuring' - Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance has said that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra‘s) new online reporting system for...
Agri Politics
Slurry grant 'strengthens the pathway to more sustainable food production' - N2 Applied
N2 Applied, the European agricultural technology business, has welcomed UK government guidance on a new slurry infrastructure grant scheme that...
Rural Life
Economic value of trees in the UK valued at £3.8 billion
The economic value of individual trees planted outside of forests and woodlands has been revealed by the Department for Environment...
Environment
Water company fines to be reinvested into environment
Money from fines given to water companies for breaching pollution laws will be reinvested into schemes that benefit the environment,...
Forestry
£20m in funding announced for UK woodland industry
Projects focused on improving tree planting stocks, woodland resilience and domestic timber production are to receive £20 million in funding,...
Agri-Business
'Whole toolbox of measures' needed for bTB eradication
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has spoken to the chair of the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) Partnership,...
Other
Farmers are not in favour of badger vaccination for TB - study
A research project funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has found that farmers are not...
Agri Politics
Scientists protest outside Defra offices ahead of COP15
A group of around 20 scientists have began a protest ahead of COP15 outside the Department for Environment, Food &...
Agri Politics
Defra reveals gender pay gap average of 5.9%
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) mean and median gender pay gaps have decreased since last year,...
Pig/Poultry
NFU calls for Defra to investigate egg supply chain
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for an urgent investigation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Pig/Poultry
More cases of bird flu confirmed over the weekend
Three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) were confirmed yesterday (Sunday, November 21). And, according to the...
