Agri Politics
Groceries adjudicator to join Defra under department transfer
Responsibility for the UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) will soon move to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
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Agri-Business
Farmers' opinions wanted for new Defra fertiliser survey
Farmers are being urged to share how they have been impacted by rising fertiliser prices amid the Middle East conflict...
Pig/Poultry
Defra to lift poultry housing order for England and Wales
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that it will be lifting its mandatory housing order...
Rural Life
Defra advances trail hunting ban as consultation opens to public
The Labour government has “delivered on a key manifesto commitment” as trail hunting is set to be banned in England...
Environment
Defra warns capital grants applications may exceed £225m funding
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed that £225 million will be provided through capital grants...
Environment
Defra announces England's first Land Use Framework
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a new plan, the Land Use Framework, which will...
Sheep
Sheep shearer shortage issue 'has not hit my desk' - Defra chief
The permanent secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Paul Kissack has said that he was...
Schemes
Defra unveils new simplified SFI capped at £100k per year
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed that it will be reintroducing the Sustainable Farming Incentive...
Agri Politics
Defra staff take part in agricultural training course worth £650k
The staff from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are taking part in a programme that aims...
N.Ireland
Defra identifies 2 calves ‘with blindness’ among bluetongue cases
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the number of bluetongue cases in Great Britain...
Agri-Business
Defra launches free nutrient planning tool for farmers
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a free, online nutrient management planning tool (NMPT-GB) that...
Agri Politics
Defra has two years to solve farm profitability crisis - Batters
Evidence given to MPs this week by Baroness Minette Batters has underlined the urgent need for government action to address...
Environment
Water industry receives 'biggest overhaul in a generation' - Defra
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a new “once-in-a-generation” plan to overhaul the water system...
Sheep
New sheep carcass rules to 'deliver fairer prices for farmers' - Defra
New regulations to standardise deadweight carcass price and classification reporting for sheep in England have been put in place recently,...
Pig/Poultry
Defra sets out plans to ban cages for laying hens by 2032
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced plans to improve animal welfare standards for laying hens...
Schemes
Defra announces SFI application windows at Oxford Farming Conference
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled the application windows for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)...
N.Ireland
266 cases of bluetongue in GB in 2025 season – Defra
Latest government figures show there have been 266 cases of bluetongue in Great Britain in the 2025 bluetongue season. According...
Agri Politics
NFU: 'Ball is now in Defra’s court’ on driving core priorities forward
Responding to the publication of the government-commissioned Farm Profitability Review, National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales (NFU) has said...