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In the last 2 hours

Defra’s embattled £500m livestock data reform scheme insources and implements 100-day improvement plan PublicTechnology.net12:00

In the last 6 hours

Defra fixes bug blocking exporter accreditation letsrecycle.com08:59

In the last 8 hours

'Store food for climate shocks' The Ecologist07:07

More Northern Ireland areas face water rationing as reservoirs run low - On This Day in 1976 The Irish News06:14

Yesterday

Government warned not to rely on private sector to safeguard food security Sustain (Press Release)17:47 9-Sept-26

Environment Secretary Speech on Back British Farming Day GOV.UK (Press Release)13:26 9-Sept-26

Apha to make changes to bluetongue reporting Farmers Guardian13:22 9-Sept-26

Pig producers warn market turmoil could force more farmers out of sector Grocery Gazette08:36 9-Sept-26

Rebecca Pow: In Somerset and beyond we need more collaboration to manage flood risk ConservativeHome06:18 9-Sept-26

Wolds designation as a Natural Landscape to be welcomed Yorkshire Post06:08 9-Sept-26

DEFRA seeks ‘experience in economic policy’ for new Natural England chair The ENDS Report02:25 9-Sept-26

In the last 7 days

Forum launched to salvage soft plastic collections after kerbside delay The Grocer15:58 8-Sept-26

Hazzard Calls For Mournes Protection As Visitors Grow Down News13:39 8-Sept-26

UK food supply chains need protecting according to new report The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK13:22 8-Sept-26

Thames Water: Ofwat must correct the government’s legal errors The Good Law Project10:53 8-Sept-26

Pig producers highlight dire impact of market turmoil at ASCA roundtable Pig World10:30 8-Sept-26

New Zealand to launch nationwide rural plastics recycling scheme Packaging Gateway09:28 8-Sept-26

Defra identifies bug stopping exporter accreditation applications letsrecycle.com09:07 8-Sept-26

Vet urges Defra to extend free BTV testing Vet Times17:26 7-Sept-26

Environment Secretary visits reservoir project SussexWorld10:39 7-Sept-26

Environment secretary gets tour of Havant Thicket Reservoir The News, Portsmouth10:38 5-Sept-26

Blow for Greater Cambridge Development Corporation as incoming chief executive bails out Cambridge Independent07:02 5-Sept-26

DEFRA has not done enough to engage with ‘critical stakeholders’ on food security, finds watchdog The ENDS Report02:25 5-Sept-26

Minister urges public to store food as 'largest El Niño ever' to smash UK this year Lancs Live15:33 4-Sept-26

Brits warned to stock up on food supplies after El Niño warning ITV15:22 4-Sept-26

Defra exploring support in wake of Bluetongue Cornish Times15:11 4-Sept-26

NGOs call for government to stop expansion of ‘intensive poultry farming’ The Grocer14:16 4-Sept-26

Defra warned over lack of readiness for major food supply chain disruptions FoodManufacture.co.uk12:39 4-Sept-26

Defra must do more to build resilience to food shocks: Nao The Grocer12:14 4-Sept-26

People in Essex urged to stock up as 'largest ever' El Niño looms Harwich & Manningtree Standard11:47 4-Sept-26

How Waste Management Facilities And Skip Hire F... Build.co.uk10:25 4-Sept-26

Environment Secretary visits Havant Thicket reservoir as government strengthens water resilience amid ongoing drought GOV.UK (Press Release)09:01 4-Sept-26

Parish Council Escalates Bouldnor Forest Cabin Row To Defra Amid Wildlife Concerns Island Echo07:45 4-Sept-26

Environment Secretary warns people to store food for weather emergencies Evening Standard07:24 4-Sept-26

Defra has failed to build resilience to food shocks: Nao The Grocer00:22 4-Sept-26

Government must engage more with households, communities and industry to strengthen food supply chain resilience to… National Audit Office00:19 4-Sept-26

Defra told to do more to safeguard nation's food supply Farmers Guardian00:07 4-Sept-26

Defra exploring use of rainwater to cool data centres Utility Week22:16 3-Sept-26

Government urged to rethink growth plan for industrial poultry farming Sustain (Press Release)17:17 3-Sept-26

Ben Maguire presses DEFRA over Bluetongue losses on Cornwall farms Cornish Stuff17:13 3-Sept-26

France records its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago MailOnline17:00 3-Sept-26

Money allocated for tree planting LincsOnline09:12 3-Sept-26

In the last month

Capital Grants 2026 scheme closed as funds exhausted Farmers Weekly Interactive12:39 2-Sept-26

Defra's Capital Grants scheme now closed Farmers Guardian16:09 1-Sept-26

Defra launches latest £13m farming innovation round Farmers Weekly Interactive12:31 1-Sept-26

Defra harvest Copilot benefits for neurodivergent staff UKAuthority10:33 1-Sept-26

Applications open for Farming Innovation Programme competition Farmers Guardian06:09 1-Sept-26

DEFRA publishes guidance on BNG for major infrastructure including Fingleton recommendations The ENDS Report02:24 29-Aug-26

'Admit Labour's mistake and axe the Family Farm tax', Prime Minister told Farmers Guardian20:25 28-Aug-26

Urgent action required over Brazilian meat imports, farmers say The Grocer12:44 28-Aug-26

Defra seeks start-ups with housing and infrastructure solutions for £20k Geovation funding Today's Conveyancer05:26 28-Aug-26

‘Less than a sticking plaster’: DEFRA launches new air pollution text alerts service The ENDS Report02:24 28-Aug-26

Defra urged to speed up Brazilian beef assessment The Grocer16:53 27-Aug-26

Defra facing calls by Caav to enable farmers, not guide them Dorset Echo05:09 27-Aug-26

Messy Business: DEFRA’s new top brass and a ‘waste crime crackdown’ The ENDS Report02:24 27-Aug-26

Call on Government to act over fridge disposal crisis Punchline Magazine10:17 26-Aug-26

Bluetongue confirmed in Shropshire as cases rise across UK Birmingham World14:00 25-Aug-26

New midge-borne virus infecting cattle across Europe Agriland18:47 24-Aug-26

Bluetongue cases up to almost 600 in UK Agriland15:12 24-Aug-26

Defra make sustainability part of everyday working UKAuthority08:29 24-Aug-26

DEFRA ministerial briefs confirmed – who’s in charge of which areas and what challenges lie ahead The ENDS Report02:24 22-Aug-26

High Court approves challenge to government over water company SAR failure Utility Week14:36 21-Aug-26

Birds found dead at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve SussexWorld11:25 21-Aug-26

Councils could gain new powers to make fly-tippers clean up waste Envirotec09:31 21-Aug-26

Defra joins OS and Land Registry innovation programme UKAuthority08:17 21-Aug-26

Skates and rays ‘must be correctly identified’ Fishing News07:35 21-Aug-26

Bigger role for police and NCA in cleaning up illegal waste dumping Police Oracle13:58 20-Aug-26

Defra joins accelerator programme to support innovation in land use UKTN (UK Tech News)13:05 20-Aug-26

Prime Minister orders Midland Road clean-up in huge crackdown on illegal waste sites The Telegraph & Argus22:55 19-Aug-26

Bluetongue cases jump to 493 in UK in current season Agriland19:47 19-Aug-26

Defra joins the award-winning Geovation Accelerator Programme to support innovation in land use Ordnance Survey (Press Release)17:05 19-Aug-26

Big increases recorded for UK clean pig and sow throughputs in July Pig World12:17 19-Aug-26

Go-ahead expected for solar powered electric vehicle charging hub car park Lancaster Guardian11:20 19-Aug-26

Historic mine pollution leaves unresolved health risks reports Defra-commissioned review Envirotec15:41 18-Aug-26

AUGUST – Digital Edition – Sysco joins climate forum Wholesale Manager15:17 18-Aug-26

‘Simply not good enough’ says Defra as South East Water customers face outage Evening Standard11:13 18-Aug-26

Local authorities can now register for Digital Waste Tracking letsrecycle.com09:47 18-Aug-26

Government eyes up car wash ban Forecourt Trader09:04 18-Aug-26

Farmers face 'crisis' as bluetongue drives fallen stock surge Farmers Guardian13:01 17-Aug-26

Exclusive: Farming will be part of 'core national resilience' for this Government, says PM Farmers Guardian13:40 15-Aug-26

Bluetongue leaves local farmers 'heartbroken' Okehampton Today, Devon18:04 14-Aug-26

Bluetongue leaves Cornish farmers 'heartbroken' Bude & Stratton Post18:02 14-Aug-26

Third Scottish bluetongue case confirmed as UK numbers spike Agriland17:53 14-Aug-26

Defra explores AI benefits UKAuthority07:51 14-Aug-26

Less than 1 per cent of Defra staff working on climate adaptation, figures show The National, Scotland16:35 12-Aug-26

CWA opposes preparations for drought ban on mechanical car washes Forecourt Trader12:11 12-Aug-26

Prime Minister to hold crisis meeting to address heatwave, drought and wildfires Farmers Guardian11:16 12-Aug-26

Defra innovation programme opens UKAuthority08:52 12-Aug-26

The Welsh Government says boiling lobsters alive is wrong – but that’s not enough Nation.Cymru08:29 12-Aug-26

DEFRA confirms water minister The ENDS Report02:24 12-Aug-26

Water Ombudsman: Defra warned ‘gaps’ in access could force people to court Utility Week17:35 11-Aug-26

North East one step from drought: official North East Bylines11:31 11-Aug-26

Fishing nets main killer of Cornwall dolphins Cornish Times10:56 11-Aug-26

Parched profits: Drought zone grows as Gloucestershire frazzles Punchline Magazine10:40 11-Aug-26

Shadow Defra Secretary calls for faster bluetongue testing and vaccine rollout Farmers Guardian19:45 10-Aug-26

Over 4,000 badgers vaccinated across England in 2025 Farmers Guardian15:10 10-Aug-26

Government needs to get it right with Defra Cornish & Devon Post14:48 10-Aug-26

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