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Will Quince MP appointed to conduct review into public sector food procurement

• Updated: 11 March 2024

Government announces an extension to the existing scope of Agricultural Property Relief.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

The pesticide will only be used if there is a threat to the crop, and stringent controls are attached to protect the environment

• Updated: 4 March 2024

English hedgerows will be protected in law as the government sets out its plans for domestic hedgerow regulations, following a consultation last year.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

Environment Agency warns poor crop-management could increase region's flooding and pollution

• Updated: 28 February 2024

Businesses have welcomed the news that 37 Geographical Indications (GIs) for UK food and drink will formally gain protection on Thursday

• Updated: 27 February 2024

The Prime Minister will announce a major new package of support for rural communities to protect British farming for the next generation when he addresses the National Farmers Union annual conference in Birmingham.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency delivers speech at 2024 NFU Conference.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Prime Minister and Environment Secretary attend NFU Conference and announce range of measures to ensure all farmers and producers are treated fairly.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech to the NFU annual conference.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

A Toolkit to Support Weight of Evidence Approaches for Food Authenticity Investigations published by Defra.

• Updated: 7 February 2024

New measures aim to reduce dog attacks on livestock

• Updated: 2 February 2024

Payments help farmers deliver food security through sustainable food production alongside environmental actions to enhance and support nature

• Updated: 29 January 2024

Producers will no longer need to change how eggs are labelled during housing orders, saving farmers from costly labelling

• Updated: 9 January 2024

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay delivers speech at 2024 Oxford Farming Conference , outlining the biggest upgrade to the UK's farming schemes

• Updated: 4 January 2024

Environment Secretary announces major updates for farmers, with an increase in funding and reduction in red tape this summer.

• Updated: 4 January 2024

On the eve of New Year reforms for the wine industry, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay welcomes the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.

• Updated: 31 December 2023

Environment Secretary invites people to raise a glass to UK farmers and food producers this Christmas.

• Updated: 23 December 2023

Government Chemist scientists publish research work on the analysis of isotopic composition of coffee beans as a marker of regional origin to combat food fraud

• Updated: 20 December 2023

The UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, spoke on a number of issues at the WTO General Council (17-19 December 2023).

• Updated: 20 December 2023