N.Ireland
English sheep flock on the rise
Recent data shows that the English sheep flock has increased for the first time in five years. According to the...
DEFRA
Agri Politics
Zac Goldsmith to leave role as Environment Minister at Defra
Zac Goldsmith is leaving his position as Environment Minister with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Goldsmith...
Agri-Business
Calls for new Environment Secretary to prioritise agriculture
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called on the new secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural affairs...
Agri Politics
Ranil Jayawardena to replace Eustice as Defra secretary
Ranil Jayawardena has replaced George Eustice as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to become the...
Agri-Business
NFU 'encouraged' by Defra's rural proofing report
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has called the government’s Delivering for rural England report “encouraging”. She is...
Agri Politics
Guide launched to mitigate avian influenza in wild birds
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh government have set out guidance in response to...
Government
Latest funding of £16.5m for farming innovation projects
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Monday, August 22) announced £16.5 million in funding for...
Schemes
New measures to help farmers with impact of dry weather
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Wednesday, August 17) announced more support for farmers to...
Agri Politics
Defra announces chair for review of labour shortages in supply chain
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that John Shropshire will chair the independent review into...
Agri Politics
Defra opens £12.5m competition for sustainable farm-based proteins
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is opening a £12.5 million competition to support research and innovation...
Government
Steve Double to replace Churchill as Defra minister
Steve Double has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Government
Defra minister among those resigning
Jo Churchill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is among the...
Environment
Peatland restoration projects among those receiving funding
Peatland restoration projects are among those receiving grants of up to £100,000 under the second round of the Natural Environment...
Forestry
Woodland projects in England receive £6m from government
A range of woodland projects across England have received £6 million from the Trees Call to Action Fund to help...
N.Ireland
Concern over ‘growing disparity’ in farm support measures in Ireland
Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson, Declan McAleer, has said he is deeply concerned at what he calls the growing disparity in...
Other
Organisations sign new Public Engagement in Plant Health Accord
A total of 29 organisations, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the National Farmers’ Union (NFU),...
Forestry
Defra and FC open £5.8m tree-health laboratory
A state-of-the art laboratory that will conduct research into tree pests and diseases has been officially opened today (Friday, May...
Agri-Business
Defra consultation on AHDB labelled 'abysmal' by group
A group of campaigners has criticised a recently published Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) consultation for its ‘abysmal’...
