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Environment Secretary announces major updates for farmers, with an increase in funding and reduction in red tape this summer.
On the eve of New Year reforms for the wine industry, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay welcomes the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.
It is now illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange, and abandon these dogs or let them stray.
Every storm overflow across England’s water network is now monitored.
Environment Secretary invites people to raise a glass to UK farmers and food producers this Christmas.
The Review delivers on a key commitment made at the Farm to Fork Summit and will support farmers and growers to receive a fair price for their products.
Barclay: Unlimited financial penalties for environmental offences will mean ‘polluters always pay’.
Orangutans, leopards, jaguars and other endangered species protected with new legislation to safeguard forests
Export of livestock for slaughter and fattening will be banned under new legislation.
Environment Secretary's speech at the Country Land and Business Association's rural business conference on 30th November 2023.
Steve Barclay pledges to champion British agriculture in first speech to farmers, with a focus on innovation and automation to boost productivity.
Government sets out ambitious new nature package, with measures to improve access to green space and connect the public with the natural world
Government launches competition for a new national forest to improve access to nature
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay made a video address on financial support to the Ukrainian people at the Kyiv International Summit: Grain from Ukraine.
Environment Secretary addresses Kyiv conference and announces further support for Ukraine food security initiatives.
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
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey discusses UK ambition to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore.
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.
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