N.Ireland
DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...
DEFRA
Environment
Natural England chairman to stand down in 2019
Natural England’s chairman Andrew Sells has announced his intention to retire in January 2019 after five years in the role....
Environment
£5 billion investment to fund British nature conservation
The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has challenged water companies to increase investment and improve environmental outcomes by 2025. The ambitious...
Environment
NI’s ammonia woes under fire at UK level
Ammonia levels in Northern Ireland have come under scrutiny at UK level in a draft Government report which is out...
N.Ireland
Exercise Blackthorn begins today with simulated Foot and Mouth outbreak
Senior figures from the UK’s four regional agricultural departments have come together today for a major Government exercise to test Foot...
N.Ireland
Under review: UK's live export ban comes one step closer
A consultation has been launched on the effects of a potential ban on the live export of animals for slaughter...
N.Ireland
UK subsidy changes could hit more than 1 in 5 farmers in first year
UK subsidy changes could “free up £150 million for the environment and other public goods”, a consultation launched today has...
N.Ireland
English CCTV abattoir legislation to come into effect in May
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid today by Defra...
N.Ireland
Resilience, welfare, environment and bureaucracy to take centre stage in future UK subsidy plans
Fewer inspections; maintaining soil quality, clean rivers and wildlife habitats; and farm open days are all likely to form part...
N.Ireland
Gove 'acutely conscious' of Brexit subsidy worries among ag sectors
Defra Secretary Michael Gove told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference today that he was “acutely” aware that many farmers...
N.Ireland
Gove to speak on future farming subsidies at tomorrow's NFU conference
The UK’s Agriculture Secretary Michael Gove is expected to reveal more on his plans for post-Brexit agricultural policy at tomorrow’s...
N.Ireland
UK's approval to export beef to the Phillippines a 'major boost' for Northern Ireland
The announcement that the UK has received approval to export beef to the Philippines has been hailed as a “major boost”...
N.Ireland
Defra announces £200 million boost for rural broadband and investment
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled a £200 million (€223 million) package for the...
Pig/Poultry
Another case of bird flu identified in the UK
Another case of bird flu (H5N8 avian flu) has been identified in the UK, this time in a flock of...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu case confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in the UK
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed H5N8 avian influenza (bird flu) in a flock of turkeys at a farm...
Beef
Bluetongue levels rise in France, risk level of reaching the UK downgraded
To date there has been 283 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease reported in France during the month of November, figures...
Beef
Over 140 new outbreaks of Bluetongue reported in France
In the second half of October there has been 143 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease in France reported to the World...
Environment
New badger culling licences announced to combat TB in England
Further measures, including seven new culling licences and tighter cattle controls, have been announced in the England today as part...
