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Environment Secretary addresses Kyiv conference and announces further support for Ukraine food security initiatives.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A further £74 million will help farmers invest in slurry infrastructure to tackle water pollution, improve air quality and make better use of organic nutrients.
The UK’s agri-food attachés were welcomed to 10 Downing Street this morning, marking the start of a week meeting ministers and the nation’s food producers
This Flood Action Week (20-26 November) the Environment Agency is urging people to prepare for increased weather extremes
This Call for Evidence will explore concerns about poor practice in the tenant farming sector and examine the role of industry and government in addressing them.
Owners who wish to keep their dogs must apply to an exemption scheme or instead can apply for compensation related to euthanasia costs.
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey discusses UK ambition to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore.
New grant scheme will bring forward small-scale developments which meet the needs of the community
Former Director at the Infrastructure Projects Authority appointed as Senior Director for Sector Performance
Defra and UK Research & Innovation open new fund to improve UK Biosecurity and tackle the threat of regulated plant pests and diseases.
The method has been used to re-analyse samples from a crustacean mortality incident in the north east in Autumn 2021, with results indicating very low levels of pyridine and supporting independent panel conclusions
Under the duty set out in the Environment Act 2021, ministers and policy makers must consider the environmental impact of new policies.
Updates to the England Woodland Creation Offer and Countryside Stewardship schemes will give land managers more flexibility and financial security.
Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals fell by 9% last year and have reduced by 59% since 2014.
From 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, rehoming, abandoning and allowing an XL Bully dog to stray will be illegal.
New review set to promote fairness, transparency and accountability across the egg supply chain, delivering on key commitments from the Farm to Fork Summit.
UK announces support for moratorium on granting of exploitation licences for deep sea mining by the International Seabed Authority.
British cooked poultry meat will soon reach Japanese tables thanks to a new market access deal that will benefit UK farmers, meat processers and exporters.
Defra has committed to working with industry to reduce methane emissions in livestock through the use of methane-suppressing feed products
Thousands of pounds of government funding to help communities recover from the impact of Storm Babet.
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