Government
UK pledges £66m to International Fund for Agricultural Development
The UK government has pledged £66.7 million to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The UN agency is dedicated...
UK Government
Beef
£4m fund rolled out to back ‘smaller abattoirs’ in England
‘Small-scale’ abattoirs in England will be able to apply for capital grants through a new £4 million fund, which has...
Forestry
Applications open for paid forestry apprenticeship programme
Applications have opened for the next cohort of the Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme. The thee-year programme offers a paid development...
Agri Politics
Environment secretary announces £45m for farming innovation
The UK Government will “always back British farmers”, the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has...
Agri Politics
Government must back farmers with £4bn a year - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called for the UK government to “back agriculture” with a £4 billion...
Environment
New government climate package puts 'nature at the forefront'
The UK government has today (Wednesday, November 29) announced a new climate change package of initiatives, which puts “nature at...
Forestry
£16m in funding announced for research into climate resilient woodlands
The UK government has today (Monday, November 27) announced £16 million in funding for research into climate and pest resilient...
Agri Politics
£3m in funding to enable shipments of Ukrainian grain to Nigeria
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay has announced £3 million in funding to enable shipments of Ukrainian grain to Nigeria in 2024....
Agri-Business
Autumn statement: Minimum wage rise could 'impact farm labour'
Land and estate agency GSC Grays, has said that the autumn statement announcement on raising the minimum wage could impact...
Agri Politics
11 UK agri-food attachés meet to remove trade barriers
11 UK agri-food and drink attachés met at 10 Downing Street this morning (Monday, November 20) to work to remove trade...
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...
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....
Agri-Business
New Dairy Export Programme to help businesses seize new opportunities
The UK government has announced a new programme aimed at helping UK dairy businesses to seize new export opportunities. The...
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...
Forestry
Forestry Commission seeks new woodland officer
The Forestry Commission is seeking applications for the position of woodland officer in forest services (FC) – which facilitate the...
Rural Life
Government response to rural mental health report a 'slap in the face' to farmers
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has described the UK government’s response to the Environment, Food and Rural...
