DEFRA

Bird flu cases have been confirmed near a Herefordshire market town Shropshire Star11:38
Birds to be culled as more bird flu cases confirmed in county Hereford Times07:16
The Government 'will be complicit' in major animal disease outbreak like African swine fever,… Yorkshire Post06:08
EFRA chair seeks further answers from Defra Minister on border controls Pig World12:07
Defra abruptly closes Sustainable Farming Incentive applications ahead of scheme revamp edie.net10:32
Drinks trade unites to push back on flawed waste Packaging scheme The Caterer, Licensee & Hotelier News Group12:03

Latest News

In the last 4 hours
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2025: impact assessment – RPC statement of lateness GOV.UK (Press Release)11:09
New non-executive directors join Defra board GOV.UK (Press Release)11:09
Defra confirms two weeks deadline for businesses to submit 2024 packaging data for pEPR Packaging News11:03
Sfi emergency roundtable: "There needs to be a clear pathway of what the future of farming and food production looks… Farmers Guardian10:26
In the last 6 hours
SFI cuts will compromise UK’s capacity for food production and environmental management, minister told Pig World09:38
Defra criticised for 'triumph' of Sfi closure announcement Farmers Guardian09:35
South African phosphate mine faces new environmental lawsuit Deal News09:33
Farm leaders meet with Defra to discuss 'crushing impact' of SFI closure Farming UK08:53
Yesterday
Defra notes two-week deadline for submitting EPR data MRW17:13 17-Mar-25
Sustainable Farming Incentive emergency roundtable: "There needs to be a clear pathway of what the future of farming… Farmers Guardian16:38 17-Mar-25
BEP Surface Technologies Secures Key 12-Year Authorisation Works Management14:05 17-Mar-25
Whey processing is crucial for the future cheese industry Dairy Industries International12:45 17-Mar-25
Tenant farmer misses out on compensation from Defra's Farming Recovery Fund Farmers Guardian12:35 17-Mar-25
Tenant farmer left fuming after missing out on compensation from Defra's Farming Recovery Fund Farmers Guardian12:25 17-Mar-25
Sustainable Farming Incentive: What should happen with the redesign of Sfi? Farmers Guardian11:44 17-Mar-25
Vignerons urged to use Defra-backed tool tackling frost risk in UK vineyards Harpers10:54 17-Mar-25
Defra-backed tool launched to tackle frost risk in UK vineyards Harpers10:43 17-Mar-25
Miliband to re-engage China in climate talks, refresh UK-China Clean Energy Partnership Current News10:34 17-Mar-25
Flooded farmer slams 'unfair treatment' after applying to Defra fund Farming UK09:44 17-Mar-25
Government's chrome-plating chemicals decision welcomed Machinery Market09:19 17-Mar-25
In the last 7 days
UK households could be forced to share baths as Labour warns of 'rationing' Birmingham Live13:59 16-Mar-25
National Sheep Association's shock at abrupt closure of flagship payments scheme Yorkshire Post05:05 16-Mar-25
We must build new reservoirs in Britain - or face rationing within a decade, warns water… MailOnline23:54 15-Mar-25
POLITICAL PRINT: Producers pay the price for broken system Foodservice Footprint21:52 14-Mar-25
Defra delivers 'another shattering blow' to farmers The Whitehaven News, Cumbria16:19 14-Mar-25
Farming in Five: Defra under scrutiny over its decision to close Sfi, with questions around why farmers were given… Farmers Guardian13:35 14-Mar-25
Farming leader slams government’s removal of nature incentive scheme as farmer confidence hits… Shields Gazette12:53 14-Mar-25
Richest farmers in England may lose sustainability funding in Defra review Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:10 14-Mar-25
New reservoir is essential for region - minister BBC07:05 14-Mar-25
Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over Big Issue04:19 14-Mar-25
Defra scrutiny committee eyes circularity work among key priorities MRW16:59 13-Mar-25
'Hollow election promises:' NDP MP, Windsor mayor cast doubt on 2025 opening of Ojibway… Yahoo! UK & Ireland16:06 13-Mar-25
Nature restoration at North Cave Wetlands mark end of water tour GOV.UK (Press Release)15:11 13-Mar-25
Demand for organic soars just as Defra cuts support for sustainable farming Sustain (Press Release)15:09 13-Mar-25
Environment secretary visits 'needed' reservoir BBC13:51 13-Mar-25
EFRA chair seeks further answers from Defra Minister on border controls Pig World12:07 13-Mar-25
February 13: Farming Minister said giving notice on Sfi closure would have led to a 'spike in applications' Farmers Guardian12:01 13-Mar-25
Lockhart slams Government’s war on UK farmers Democratic Unionist Party (Press Release)11:32 13-Mar-25
Everything you need to know about the closure of Sfi 24 Farmers Guardian11:30 13-Mar-25
David Brown: Governments that take food security for granted will reap what they sow The Impartial Reporter, Northern Ireland09:17 13-Mar-25
Planning department heading in the right direction, says minister Jersey Evening Post09:15 13-Mar-25
Defra’s £15 million food surplus fund now open for applications Circular Online08:53 13-Mar-25
Warning from North East recycling firm as fly-tipping cases increase The Northern Echo08:02 13-Mar-25
National Trust says Defra Sfi decision will leave farmers facing a four-month funding gap Farmers Guardian06:35 13-Mar-25
Small farms in Yorkshire Dales will 'lose out' after Sfi scheme closed, MPs warn Yorkshire Post06:02 13-Mar-25
Farmer confidence deteriorates even further to hit record low levels Farming UK04:41 13-Mar-25
Environment secretary shown works to create new water reservoir The News, Portsmouth22:45 12-Mar-25
Written Statement: The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (12 March 2025) Welsh Government (Press Release)17:40 12-Mar-25
Government under fire over abrupt closure of key nature-friendly farming scheme Belfast Telegraph16:24 12-Mar-25
Farmer confidence hits historically low levels, NFU survey results reveal National Farmers' Union (Press Release)15:38 12-Mar-25
Defra’s food surplus fund deadline extended letsrecycle.com15:35 12-Mar-25
Government closes SFI scheme for England, but what next? Farming UK14:52 12-Mar-25
Wildlife and Countryside Link response to Government's Sustainable Farming Announcement Wildlife and Countryside Link14:18 12-Mar-25
Recruitment for a Cross-Defra coordinator for the AMR National Action Plan GOV.UK (Press Release)13:10 12-Mar-25
NSA shocked and angered by Defra’s removal of crucial farm support offering The Pembrokeshire Herald12:55 12-Mar-25
NFU: Defra is a “failing department” Agriland12:32 12-Mar-25
Farmers outraged as key sustainable farming subsidy closed at short notice The Grocer12:27 12-Mar-25
"Defra must be upfront about the figures" - George Dunn, Tenant Farmers Association Farmers Guardian12:06 12-Mar-25
Defra announces Sustainable Farming Incentive closed Thomson Reuters - Practical Law11:57 12-Mar-25
Fury as Defra closes key nature-friendly farming scheme to new applicants Evening Standard11:08 12-Mar-25
Defra abruptly closes Sustainable Farming Incentive applications ahead of scheme revamp edie.net10:32 12-Mar-25
Excellent results for Borough Council’s fly tipping statistics Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (Press Release)10:15 12-Mar-25
EFRA Chair comments on Defra’s halting of new applications to SFI The United Kingdom Parliament10:06 12-Mar-25
Rights group calls for probe into Ambani zoo that Modi inaugurated The Independent09:45 12-Mar-25
EFRA Chair writes to Defra Minister on the issue of protecting UK against a foot and mouth disease outbreak The United Kingdom Parliament09:41 12-Mar-25
My submission to the Government’s Land Use consultation Who Owns England?09:31 12-Mar-25
Halting new Sfi applications 'another shattering blow to English farms' South West Farmer09:28 12-Mar-25
Fury as Defra confirms sudden closure of SFI applications Farming UK07:02 12-Mar-25
Comment: More MPs are turning against Labour’s farm tax Poultry News06:14 12-Mar-25
MP welcomes £1 million scheme to tackle River Wye pollution South Wales Argus23:54 11-Mar-25
‘Another shattering blow’ – Defra closes SFI applications Pig World22:30 11-Mar-25
Defra delivers ‘another shattering blow’ – sudden closure of SFI applications National Farmers' Union (Press Release)20:07 11-Mar-25
Farmers in England furious as Defra pauses post-Brexit payment scheme Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:57 11-Mar-25
Farmers brand Defra's update to stop SFI24 an 'absolute shambles' Farmers Guardian19:40 11-Mar-25
Defra stops accepting new applications for Sfi 24 Farmers Guardian18:29 11-Mar-25
Efra chair demands answers from Defra over its response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Germany Farmers Guardian17:59 11-Mar-25
UK households who use fireplace 'unauthorised' face £1,300 fines Birmingham Live15:40 11-Mar-25
Digital passports group to ask Defra for £3.7m grant Farmers Weekly Interactive14:28 11-Mar-25
Defra in court over legality of fishing quotas Fishing News14:09 11-Mar-25
New Cigarette Pack Regulations to Cut Down 30 Wembley Stadiums’ Worth of Trees Guido Fawkes' Blog13:22 11-Mar-25
Greens call for water companies to be taken into public hands as Environment… The Green Party (Press Release)12:56 11-Mar-25
In the last month
Poultry culled after bird flu found in commercial flock in North Yorkshire Darlington and Stockton Times18:57 10-Mar-25
Government pledges to 'clean up Windermere' and ensure 'only rainwater' enters England's… Lancs Live15:16 10-Mar-25
Environment secretary Steve Reed to pledge Windermere clean up Insider Media10:23 10-Mar-25
Environment Secretary Steve Reed to pledge Government will clean up Windermere ITV10:09 10-Mar-25
February 10: Defra introduces import ban from Hungary and Slovakia after confirmed foot-and-mouth outbreak Farmers Guardian09:56 10-Mar-25
UK issues livestock import ban on Hungary and Slovakia to restrict foot-and-mouth disease Farmers Guardian09:13 10-Mar-25
Government vows to clean up England's largest lake BBC06:12 10-Mar-25
Government will clean up Windermere, Environment Secretary Steve Reed to pledge Evening Standard22:38 9-Mar-25
Wild beavers reintroduced to England Agriland15:13 9-Mar-25
Defra bans Hungary and Slovakia imports after foot-and-mouth case Farming UK09:49 8-Mar-25
Blackpool's Stanley Park lake reopens to public after bird flu outbreak - but fishing ban… Blackpool Gazette19:03 7-Mar-25
Defra bans imports from Hungary after FMD outbreak, as NFU Scotland calls for robust import controls Pig World17:18 7-Mar-25
National Trust site releases beavers into the wild Swindon Advertiser10:56 7-Mar-25
‘Slavish’ catch limits ignored scientific advice, say fishers in case against Defra Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:08 6-Mar-25
Tory peer brands ‘discredited’ Adjaye’s Holocaust memorial ‘grotesquely ugly’ Architects Journal11:02 6-Mar-25
‘Prioritising the freedom of dogs’: concern as Defra responds to dangerous dogs petition Your Horse12:46 5-Mar-25
Drinks Trade Unites To Push Back On Flawed Waste Packaging Scheme The Caterer, Licensee & Hotelier News Group12:03 5-Mar-25
Bird flu cases have been confirmed near a Herefordshire market town Shropshire Star11:38 5-Mar-25
Fly-tipping in England: A growing crisis Waste Management World Magazine10:01 5-Mar-25
Recycling rates for English households fall to 43.4% Circular Online09:56 5-Mar-25
Birds to be culled as more bird flu cases confirmed in county Hereford Times07:16 5-Mar-25
The Government 'will be complicit' in major animal disease outbreak like African swine fever,… Yorkshire Post06:08 5-Mar-25
Declaration of Avian Influenza Protection and Surveillance Zone: near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire,… Welsh Government (Press Release)18:19 4-Mar-25
New measures, but Defra remains firm on farm tax The Carlisle News & Star17:37 4-Mar-25
Tory: Tax making families weigh if they can afford relatives to live The Independent15:38 4-Mar-25
Government says it will not ‘water down’ single malt whisky definition LBC News13:54 4-Mar-25
HS2 | Environment secretary blasts ‘ludicrous’ bat tunnel as cost expected to top £119M New Civil Engineer11:02 4-Mar-25
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been taken to court over 11 threatened species. Here’s why The Conversation (UK)06:39 4-Mar-25
Epr Scheme Administrator to publish final base fees in June Circular Online11:55 3-Mar-25
Defra: registration and packaging (export) recycling notes now live on EPR Packaging News11:34 3-Mar-25
Minister steps in after farmer booted off government group over 'political activity' Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk07:57 3-Mar-25
Record number of fly-tipping incidents in Portsmouth, new figures show The News, Portsmouth20:55 2-Mar-25
Keir Starmer and the Trump Appeasers Folded with Adam Bienkov12:54 1-Mar-25
Defra grant updates announced - what it means for farmers Hexham Courant, Northumberland07:49 1-Mar-25

      
            
      
    view more headlines
   
      
      
      
18 Mar 11:09
   

DEFRA

Latest News

Agriculture Top Stories

UK Top Stories

World Top Stories