News and communications

UK-Mexico Partnership results in hardier wheat varieties in Sonora able to survive the threats of climate change

• Updated: 6 December 2023

Devon and Cornwall farmers asked by the Environment Agency to guard against run-off during and after harvesting their maize crop this year.

• Updated: 19 September 2023

New legislation unlocks key technologies to improve UK food security, reduce pesticide use, and enhance climate-resilience in our crops

• Updated: 23 March 2023

The sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector will be banned by 2024 to protect peatlands and the natural environment.

• Updated: 27 August 2022

Review into automation in horticulture published

• Updated: 27 July 2022

New legislation will make the UK the best place in the world to invest in agri-food research and innovation.

• Updated: 25 May 2022

Employers of seasonal agricultural workers in the edible horticulture sector urged to register for free workplace testing

• Updated: 29 March 2021

Consultation on future of gene editing to be launched by Environment Secretary at Oxford Farming Conference.

• Updated: 7 January 2021

Measures announced to support farmers and growers next year, including an extended and expanded Seasonal Workers Pilot

• Updated: 22 December 2020

This is an exciting opportunity to start a career in plant health

• Updated: 28 September 2020

APHA is recruiting over 100 new posts in its Plant Health and Seed Inspectorate

• Updated: 5 August 2020

Seasonal Workers Pilot expanded to boost edible horticulture sector for the 2020 harvest

• Updated: 19 February 2020

Plants, seeds, flowers, fruit or vegetables can carry pests and diseases that would destroy UK plants, trees and crops.

• Updated: 24 April 2019

Last week, Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), hosted a workshop in Bangkok on sustainable rice production.

• Updated: 4 March 2019

Businesses that produce pesticides will need to take different actions to be able to supply new pesticides to the UK and EU markets in the event of a no deal.

• Updated: 29 January 2019

Ban on the outdoor use of metaldehyde introduced to protect wildlife

• Updated: 19 December 2018