Schemes
Farming and food leaders unite to drive growth in British agriculture
Senior leaders from farming, food and retail met for the inaugural Farming and Food Partnership Board, which the Department for...
DEFRA
Forestry
Tree planting and peatland restoration hit by 'funding uncertainty' - report
Progress in increasing tree planting and peatland restoration across England has slowed due to “recent funding uncertainty”. That’s according to...
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
Land Use Framework 'long on aspiration' and short on execution - TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said that the government’s new plans for land management is “long on aspiration and...
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...
Beef
Farmers urged to vaccinate against bluetongue before spring turnout
Farmers are being urged to vaccinate their cattle against bluetongue ahead of spring turnout as the virus continues to spread...
Sheep
New law to protect farm animals from dog attacks comes into force
A new law comes into effect today (Wednesday, March 18) that will see farm animals in England and Wales get...
Rural Life
'Police-style' powers given to EA officers to crack down on dumping
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that police-style powers given to Environment Agency officers will...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue: Devon calf born with no brain tissue
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the number of bluetongue cases in Great Britain...
N.Ireland
UK farm businesses urged to prepare for EU agri-food deal
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has today (Monday, March 5) outlined how UK exporters and importers are expected to benefit from the new...
N.Ireland
UK sheep sector facing ‘looming animal welfare crisis’ over lack of shearers
The UK’s sheep industry has voiced concerns over a potential sheep shearing “crisis” as around 75 overseas shearers have been...
Agri-Business
UK farming technology is going interstellar
Seven British businesses have won a share of £560,000 in government funding to develop space and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies...
Schemes
Funding deadline for farming in protected landscapes extended to 2029
The deadline for applications to the Farming in Protected Landscape programme has now been extended for another three years. The...
Forestry
Tree disease restrictions lifted across seven counties
The Forestry Commission announced recent tree restrictions on conifer trees brought in after a tree disease finding has been lifted...
Agri-Business
Flagged meat imports bypassing disease checks at Dover - EFRA
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee has warned that a significant number of consignments of flagged meat and plant...
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...
Arable
High-tech imaging aims to provide 'precision slug-control strategies'
Researchers from the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Rothamsted Research have identified a high-tech method to detect the grey field slug...