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...
DEFRA
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...
Rural Life
New deer management measures aim to protect England's woodlands
Landowners, foresters and farmers across England will be able to benefit from new measures to reduce the damaging impacts of...
N.Ireland
Illegal meat trade highlights need for ‘tighter biosecurity measures’ – MP
With close to 34t of illegal meat being intercepted at the Port of Dover in January, Carla Lockhart MP is...
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...
Arable
SPS transitional period needed to avoid 'cliff edge' for GB farmers - NFU
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has said again how critical it is to avoid a “cliff edge” and ensure there...
Agri Politics
Farming rules proposals aim to cut pollution and support farmers
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has proposed new rules that aim to help improve water quality,...
Schemes
Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme sees 'strong uptake' - RPA
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that almost 80% of farmers who were offered an extension to the Countryside...
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...