Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Housing order announced for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex
Mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex are to be introduced...
DEFRA
Environment
Poots: New CO2 report will help achieve net zero target
Minister from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Edwin Poots, has said that a new report highlighting...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu continues to spread across east England
Avian influenza (bird flu) is continuing to spread in east England, as two more outbreaks have been confirmed at premises...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed in Staffordshire
Avian influenza (bird flu) was confirmed yesterday (October 3) in birds at a premises near Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. In line...
Pig/Poultry
Three new bird flu outbreaks confirmed by Defra
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in poultry at three further premises across Suffolk and Norfolk. The...
Other
Bird flu case confirmed in East Suffolk
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in poultry at a premises near Lowestoft, East Suffolk in Suffolk....
Agri Politics
Defra: £1.2 million in funding for tree seed production
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has allocated £1.2 million funding for domestic tree seed production. The...
Agri Politics
Defra: Steve Double replaced by Scott Mann as Minister
Scott Mann has been appointed parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),...
World News
First International Plant Health Conference set for today
The world’s first International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) is set to get underway at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre...
Agri-Business
Bovine TB cases drop in England and Wales
According to the latest figures published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), rates of bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
English sheep flock on the rise
Recent data shows that the English sheep flock has increased for the first time in five years. According to the...
Agri Politics
Zac Goldsmith to leave role as Environment Minister at Defra
Zac Goldsmith is leaving his position as Environment Minister with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Goldsmith...
Agri-Business
Calls for new Environment Secretary to prioritise agriculture
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called on the new secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural affairs...
Agri Politics
Ranil Jayawardena to replace Eustice as Defra secretary
Ranil Jayawardena has replaced George Eustice as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to become the...
Agri-Business
NFU 'encouraged' by Defra's rural proofing report
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has called the government’s Delivering for rural England report “encouraging”. She is...
Agri Politics
Guide launched to mitigate avian influenza in wild birds
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh government have set out guidance in response to...
Government
Latest funding of £16.5m for farming innovation projects
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Monday, August 22) announced £16.5 million in funding for...
Schemes
New measures to help farmers with impact of dry weather
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Wednesday, August 17) announced more support for farmers to...
