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Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds delivered a speech at the 2026 Oxford Farming Conference
Environment Secretary announces plans at Oxford Farming Conference focusing more support on smaller farms and those without an existing agreement to drive growth, secure a thriving future for the sector, and deliver high qua…
New Board will put farming at the heart of government decision making and back growth for British farmers
Three quarters of farmers have received Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship payments
Consultation launched to review contract practices in the combinable crops sector, building on Fair Dealing reforms in dairy, pigs, eggs and fresh produce sectors.
An e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis
A project, commissioned under Defra’s Food Authenticity Programme, to develop a practical framework for the interrogation of honey authenticity databases.
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds delivered a keynote speech at the 2025 Food and Drink Federation Investment Summit 2025
British food and drink sector sees nearly £100m in export opportunities unlocked as agri-food attachés resolve more than 40 trade barriers so far in 2025
The Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) have found Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease in fish at the following sites in England and Wales
Thousands of farmers will receive extensions to continue restoring nature and farming sustainably, supporting long-term food security.
Seminar describing the principles of and best practice guidelines for the design of qPCR assays.
This webinar on fish speciation will introduce the prevalent methods used in testing laboratories in the UK and EU, and will provide a summary of their scope and limitations
Alan Laidlaw, an experienced CEO with more than 25 years’ experience in agriculture and land management, has been appointed to the new role.
A guide for testing laboratories on the application of Laser Direct Infrared (LD-IR) for the microplastics characterisation
The SPS agreement will making trading with the UK’s biggest market faster, easier and cheaper, adding up to £5.1bn a year to the UK economy.
Twelve businesses across England and Northern Ireland secure access to Mexico's rapidly expanding market
The Government Chemist Conference will take place on 23-24 June 2026 at Nexus, University of Leeds with remote attendance options
Speech by Food Minister Daniel Zeichner launching the Good Food Cycle at Darley Street Market in Bradford.
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