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...
DEFRA
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...
Schemes
Defra launches £2.3m ADOPT fund for farmer innovation
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a £2.3 million investment today (Monday, December 15) for...
N.Ireland
UK Dairy Carbon Network: Sharing insights to cut emissions
The UK Dairy Carbon Network (UK-DCN) is an initiative working with dairy farms across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland...
Arable
Defra issues final estimate of 2025 harvest for UK
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released the final estimate of UK 2025 cereal and oilseed...
Schemes
More than £400m issued to farmers through stewardship schemes
A total of £435.6 million has been paid out to farmers through the Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes so...
Arable
Defra confirms eradication of Colorado potato beetle
A major potato pest, the Colorado beetle, has been successfully eradicated from the UK, according to the Department for Environment,...
Environment
Defra allocates £500 million for Landscape Recovery scheme
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Monday, December 1) launched a new environmental improvement plan...
Pig/Poultry
Defra orders poultry to be housed in parts of England
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced today (Tuesday, October 28) that an Avian Influenza Prevention...
Agri-Business
Defra confirms there will be no U-turn on inheritance tax reform
The Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Dame Angela Eagle has put an...
Schemes
Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme set to be extended - NFU
The Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme has been granted an extension until the end of 2026, following successful negotiations between...
Pig/Poultry
New case of bird flu confirmed in Hampshire flock
A new case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed in...
Arable
Defra publishes first 2025 grain and oilseed harvest estimates for England
The Department of Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the initial grain and oilseed harvest estimates for...
N.Ireland
Equine owners transiting horses from GB to NI ‘saddled’ with extra costs – MP
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has criticised the UK government for axing the Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS), which reimbursed veterinary...
Agri-Business
New commissioner to represent England's tenant farming sector
England’s tenant farming sector now has its first ever commissioner, following Alan Laidlaw’s appointment to the newly created role today...
Government
Defra set to support agri-tech start-ups with new initiative
The Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Dame Angela Eagle announced the launch...
World News
UK lifts import ban on Hungary after FMD outbreak contained
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the import ban put in place on Hungary,...
Dairy
Organic dairy farmers alerted of short winter forage supply
Animal feed experts, ForFarmers UK has warned organic dairy producers of the likelihood of short forage supply in the upcoming...
