Agri-Business
Call for Evidence launched to explore proposal for a tenant farming commissioner
The UK government has launched a Call for Evidence to explore the proposal for a tenant farming commissioner and to...
DEFRA
Agri Politics
New Defra secretary urged to prioritise live export bill
The new secretary of state for the environment, Steve Barclay has been urged to prioritise a new bill that will...
Agri Politics
Vital that Steve Barclay 'hits the ground running' as new Environment Secretary
Steve Barclay has been appointed as the new Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs after Thérèse Coffey announced she...
Agri Politics
Thérèse Coffey steps down from Environment Secretary role
Thérèse Coffey has stepped down from her role as Environment Secretary today (Monday, November 13). Coffey has been a minister...
Rural Life
£2.5m funding package to develop affordable rural housing
A new £2.5 million package of UK government funding is set to help develop affordable housing schemes in rural areas....
Pig/Poultry
Case of bird flu confirmed in Lincolnshire
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed on a site near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire. The highly...
Forestry
Defra: New £800k funding pot for development of biosecurity technologies
From today (Monday, November 6), businesses can apply for a share of a new funding pot of £800,000 for the...
N.Ireland
DAERA welcomes UK egg consultation launch
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has welcomed the launch of Department for Environment Food and Rural...
Forestry
Forestry funding improvements aim to drive tree-planting rates
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Forestry Commission have announced funding improvements for forestry schemes...
Government
Defra launches egg supply chain review to end 'unfair practices'
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Tuesday, October 31) launched a review focused on ending...
Government
Veterinary Medicines Directorate seeks operational delivery coordinator
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is recruiting an executive officer to take on the role of operational delivery coordinator. The...
Government
New market access deal secures UK exports of poultry products to Japan
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said a new market access deal has secured exports of...
Government
Defra commits to introduction of methane-suppressing feed products
The Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said it has committed to working with industry to reduce...
Dairy
NFU holds meeting with Defra Minister of State on bTB
The need for the governments continued bovine tuberculosis (bTB) , has been stressed by the National Farmers Union (NFU) on...
Environment
£2.5m Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens for applications
The eighth round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened today (Monday, October 23) for applications. The £2.5 million...
Government
Food and Drink Export Council to hold first ever meeting in Scotland
The UK government’s Food and Drink Export Council (FDEC) is set to hold its first ever meeting in Perth, Scotland,...
Government
Defra launches interactive map of bird flu mortality in wild birds
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a new interactive map of reported wild bird mortality...
N.Ireland
Defra: French ruminant livestock imports to UK postponed
Imports of all ruminant livestock from France to the UK have been postponed, according to the UK’s Department for Environment,...
