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The Environment Agency is urging people and businesses to be ‘#floodaware’, ahead of its annual awareness-raising campaign.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Changes in legislation will make it easier for enforcement authorities to tackle waste crime
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has collected 60 jars of honey produced by Defra’s bees.
The GM Inspectorate has confirmed an unintended presence of genetically modified seed in a batch of imported conventional oilseed rape seed.
Last week the UK government achieved two key agreements in Europe which will support our fishermen and mackerel industry.
New laser mapping data is set to revolutionise the English wine industry.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announces the decision to extend the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.
From 20–23 October the UK welcomes President Xi Jinping to London for the first State Visit from China in 10 years
New figures out today show the UK enjoyed some of its biggest harvest in almost 20 years.
Two new ex officio members are joining the Defra Board.
Fisheries Minister George Eustice announces more freedom to bank and borrow quota and funding for new fishing gear.
Delivered on October 14 2015 at Defra
Rural communities set to benefit from £138 million for new projects to deliver local jobs and growth.
From Switzerland to Singapore, the UK government has supported a record number of businesses to export British produce overseas.
A sniffer dog is being used to monitor for new colonies of water voles, as part of a reintroduction project in Hertfordshire
UK dairy farmers will receive one-off support payments to help with their cash-flow problems.
Pam Alexander, OBE has been reappointed as Chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority.
Today (5 October) the 5p charge for single-use plastic carrier bags comes into effect in England.
BPS payments for England are set in Euros and then converted into sterling. The rate for 2015 has now been set.
Grants available for rural entrepreneurs through new £7 million funding.
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