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1. UK ban on modern day ivory sales

   • 21 September 2016
   • Defra
   • Press release

2. Asian hornet identified in Gloucestershire

   • 20 September 2016
   • APHA and Defra
   • Press release

3. Emma Howard Boyd appointed Chair of the Environment Agency

   • 19 September 2016
   • EA and Defra
   • Press release

4. Government’s progress in preventing drug resistant infections

   • 16 September 2016
   • DH and Defra
   • News story
   • Part of a collection: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

5. Environment Secretary speaks at State of Nature report launch

   • 14 September 2016
   • Defra
   • Speech

6. New plan for stronger flood defences

   • 8 September 2016
   • Defra and Cabinet Office
   • Press release

7. First £1 million paid to help recovery of flood-hit farmers

   • 6 September 2016
   • Defra and RPA
   • Press release

8. Microbead ban announced to protect sealife

   • 3 September 2016
   • Defra
   • News story

9. The UK's food history revealed through five generations of data

   • 1 September 2016
   • Defra
   • Press release

10. Further measures to eradicate bovine TB

    • 30 August 2016
    • Natural England, APHA and Defra
    • News story

11. Secretary of State appoints new member to Natural England Board

    • 24 August 2016
    • Natural England and Defra
    • News story

12. Chancellor Philip Hammond guarantees EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU

    • 13 August 2016
    • HMT, DExEU, DWP, DCLG, Defra and BEIS
    • News story

13. National Parks to extend by size of Isle of Wight

    • 1 August 2016
    • Natural England and Defra
    • News story

14. Billions fewer plastic bags on the streets

    • 30 July 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release
    • Part of a collection: Charges for single-use plastic carrier bags

15. Less red tape for farmers as new animal movement rules go live

    • 27 July 2016
    • APHA, Defra and RPA
    • Press release

16. Lamb exports to America closer

    • 27 July 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release

17. Bluetongue vaccine now available for farmers in Britain

    • 18 July 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release

18. New ministerial appointment July 2016: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • 14 July 2016
    • Number 10 and Defra
    • Press release
    • Part of a collection: Ministerial appointments: July 2016

19. Emma Howard Boyd announced as preferred candidate for Chairman of the Environment Agency

    • 14 July 2016
    • EA and Defra
    • News story

20. Yorkshire to bid for £150K food and tourism boost

    • 13 July 2016
    • Defra
    • News story

21. £16 million for new technologies to improve global food production and security

    • 13 July 2016
    • BBSRC, BIS, Defra and DFID
    • Press release
    • Part of a collection: Agricultural technologies (agri-tech) strategy

22. Bees' Needs: Food and a home

    • 8 July 2016
    • Defra
    • News story

23. Long-term action plan to reduce flood risk in Cumbria

    • 30 June 2016
    • EA and Defra
    • Press release

24. Business Secretary to chair government group focused on business engagement following referendum

    • 30 June 2016
    • DECC, BIS, HMT, Defra, DCMS, MOD, FCO and UKTI
    • Press release

25. RPA sets out plans for resolving farmers’ BPS 2015 queries

    • 29 June 2016
    • Defra and RPA
    • Press release

26. Secretary of State appoints Maria Adebowale-Schwarte to Environment Agency Board

    • 27 June 2016
    • EA and Defra
    • News story

27. Science supporting trust in food: book by Friday

    • 13 June 2016
    • FSA, Government Chemist and Defra
    • News story

28. Farm businesses could benefit from easier access to €360 billion of EU funding

    • 24 May 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release

29. €12 million European Union funding to protect vital UK moorlands

    • 20 May 2016
    • EA, Natural England and Defra
    • Press release

30. Devon farmers profit as EU takes a prime cut of our beef exports

    • 19 May 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release

31. Leaving EU would be major threat to sheep industry

    • 16 May 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release

32. £850 million cross-border farming exports at risk if UK leaves the EU

    • 12 May 2016
    • NIO and Defra
    • Press release

33. Defra extends RFCC Chair appointments

    • 12 May 2016
    • EA and Defra
    • News story

34. International event to tackle overuse of antibiotics

    • 12 May 2016
    • DH and Defra
    • News story
    • Part of a collection: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

35. Environment Minister reopens storm-damaged A591

    • 11 May 2016
    • Highways England, DFT and Defra
    • Press release

36. New penalties to crack down on fly-tipping

    • 9 May 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release

37. Leaving the EU could put scotch whisky exports on the rocks

    • 9 May 2016
    • Defra
    • Press release

38. Science supporting trust in food: final conference programme

    • 6 May 2016
    • FSA, Government Chemist and Defra
    • News story

39. Science supporting trust in food: conference programme announced

    • 6 May 2016
    • FSA, Government Chemist and Defra
    • News story

40. Environment Minister champions weekend walking trips

    • 29 April 2016
    • Natural England and Defra
    • News story