Agri-Business
Number of UK premises infected with bluetongue rises to 10
The number of premises infected with bluetongue in the UK has risen to 10, with the disease now confirmed in...
DEFRA
Pig/Poultry
Pigs: England's female breeding herd reaches record low
The female pig breeding herd is down 2.2% to 251,000 head compared to 2023, the smallest number on record. The...
Agri-Business
New bovine TB strategy to end badger cull and focus on vaccinations
The UK government has launched a new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy to end the badger cull and focus on...
Agri-Business
Defra confirms bluetongue in animals on 2 new sites
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed bluetongue in animals on two new sites in...
N.Ireland
First UK bluetongue case detected in 2024/25 season
The first case of bluetongue virus BTV3 in the 2024/25 vector season has been detected in England, the Department for...
Pig/Poultry
APHA to lead £2.3m project to 'fill knowledge gaps' on bird flu
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is set to lead a £2.3 million research project to “fill knowledge gaps”...
Agri-Business
Uplands: NFU looks to ensure ELMs 'succeed in the hills'
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said it is highligjting the approach needed to ensure the Environmental Land Management schemes...
Agri Politics
NFUS expresses 'serious concerns' over border controls to Defra
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed a letter written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
Agri-Business
Man arrested in Essex for organised waste crime
A man has been arrested in connection organised waste crime through large-scale fly-tipping across rural areas in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire...
Agri Politics
First Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements for 2024 go live
The first Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements for 2024 are now live as the government aims to deliver on its commitment...
Government
98% of farmers receive first installment of delinked payments
98% of eligible farmers have no received their first installment of the new delinked payments, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA)...
Agri-Business
Defra aims to end farmers being rocked by 'chop and change' of schemes
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said new farmer confidence figures make clear the need for...
Agri-Business
Nearly half of farmers 'not at all positive' about their future in farming - report
A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the Farming and Countryside Programme has revealed that 48% of farmers...
Government
Animal and Plant Health Agency seeks bovine TB scientist
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a bovine TB scientist with a salary range of between £35,857...
N.Ireland
Defra staff members are ‘able to and prepared to’ strike for fair pay
Public and Commercial Services (PCU) Union members that work for the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...
Agri Politics
'Farmers will get a new deal to boost growth' - new Defra secretary
The new Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Steve Reed, has said the...
Agri Politics
Daniel Zeichner appointed new DEFRA Minister of State
Daniel Zeichner has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) today...
Agri Politics
AIC wants certainty on agri policy issues
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has welcomed Steve Reed MP as the newly appointed Secretary of State for the Department...
