Agri-Business
Environment Agency board gains 2 new non-executive directors
Environment secretary Steve Barclay has made two appointments of non-executive directors to the Environment Agency board Brittany Harris and Maya...
DEFRA
Agri-Business
UK pig meat Q1 production at lowest volume since 2017
UK pig meat production has fallen 2.5% year-on-year, with production in the first quarter of 2024 totalling 227,000t. This is...
Environment
Manure management plan for River Wye will 'lead to problems elsewhere'
The Soil Association has said the £35 million poultry manure management plan for the preservation of the River Wye is...
Forestry
New forestry commissioner to serve for three-year term
The new non-executive commissioner of the Forestry Commission has been appointed for a three-year term. By Royal Warrant, His Majesty King...
Pig/Poultry
Pig price index 'extremely stable' despite setbacks - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said that the pig price index has been “extremely stable” over the past two...
Government
£35m for poultry manure management will 'preserve' the River Wye
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a River Wye Action plan to “preserve” the river,...
Agri-Business
Defra removes 150m limit from flooding support scheme
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has removed the 150m rule from its Farming Recovery Fund, which...
Agri-Business
Poor weather means 'a crisis is building' for farmers - NFU
The vice president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said that it is “no exaggeration to say a crisis...
Agri-Business
Fund to support farmers affected by flooding opens
The UK government has today (Tuesday, April 9) opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers affected by flooding. The...
Environment
£11m in water company fines to fund a new Water Restoration Fund
Up to £11 million in water company fines will be reinvested back into a new Water Restoration Fund, environment secretary...
Agri Politics
Defra appoints 2 AHDB board members for 3-year terms
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced the appointment of Graeme Jack and Glen Nimmo as...
Environment
Money from fly-tipping fines to be ringfenced for local clean-ups
New rules ringfencing the money raised from fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping and littering to be spent on local clean-up...
Agri-Business
Limits to land use in SFI could be followed by 'further changes'
The decision to limit the impact of land being taken out of food production under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)...
Agri-Business
Govt limits the amount of land farmers can take out of SFI 'productive actions'
New measures announced today (Monday, March 25) will limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions...
Environment
New £7m Community Green Spaces Fund to support rural nature spaces
The UK government’s new £7 million Community Green Spaces Fund aims to boost access to nature and support rural communities...
Agri-Business
Milk output decreased by 5.9% in 2023 - DEFRA
Yesterday (Thursday, March 21) The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published the agriculture price indices (API) from...
Pig/Poultry
New measures aim to better protect UK poultry sector from bird flu
The government has today (Tuesday, March 19) announced new measures aiming to better protect the UK poultry sector from future...
Agri-Business
'Food labelling that is clearer and fairer is key'- BVA
A new government proposal has been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for “fairer” food labelling that is set...
