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What next for the UK’s 3.2 billion cup challenge? Foodservice Footprint18:16 7-Dec-24
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Mass cull after Defra confirms bird flu found at poultry premises ITV22:55 6-Dec-24
GRANTS: Farmers ready to deliver, but need 'tools and trust' to do so Farmers Guardian18:09 6-Dec-24
Defra drops mandatory UK takeback plan for single-use cups MRW17:56 6-Dec-24
Northern Ireland Agricultural Property Relief row: Ufu undertakes a range of high level… News Letter15:44 6-Dec-24
Bathing water standards improve further in Torbay Torbay Council (Press Release)12:06 6-Dec-24
Defra scraps proposed mandatory single-use cup takeback scheme Packaging News11:51 6-Dec-24
Defra cancels mandatory single-use cup take-back scheme Circular Online10:28 6-Dec-24
Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected at poultry business in Norfolk Farmers Guardian09:05 6-Dec-24
Avian influenza confirmed on Norfolk free range turkey farm Farming UK07:41 6-Dec-24
Dorset urges Portland pause during EfW review MRW19:14 5-Dec-24
We are working with Dover port health authority to tackle illegal meat import threat – Defra minister Pig World17:07 5-Dec-24
Defra scraps mandatory single-use cup takeback scheme letsrecycle.com17:04 5-Dec-24
Defra Freedom of Information/ Environmental Information releases starting January 2021 GOV.UK (Press Release)15:00 5-Dec-24
Defra 2024/25 Pay Review- FOI2024/21824 GOV.UK (Press Release)15:00 5-Dec-24
Certification Logistics Module Pilot: how to take part GOV.UK (Press Release)13:28 5-Dec-24
Defra closes Farming Equipment and Technology Fund for 2024 Farmers Weekly Interactive11:43 5-Dec-24
Talking infectious diseases contingency planning on farm with Defra National Farmers' Union (Press Release)11:41 5-Dec-24
"If Defra and Government continue on this trajectory, we will be back to square one", says National Sheep Association Farmers Guardian11:07 5-Dec-24
Dorset Council asks DEFRA to help stop Portland incinerator Greatest Hits Radio06:26 5-Dec-24
MPs raise concerns over UK’s vet shortage The United Kingdom Parliament23:19 4-Dec-24
Defra responds to the EFRA Committee’s concerns over the implementation of import checks The United Kingdom Parliament23:19 4-Dec-24
Import checks: EFRA Committee raises concerns and seeks clarity from Defra over reported delays to 30 April checks The United Kingdom Parliament23:19 4-Dec-24
DEFRA Secretary of State makes first appearance before EFRA Committee The United Kingdom Parliament23:19 4-Dec-24
Invest in our green spaces, say MPs The United Kingdom Parliament23:19 4-Dec-24
Have your say on the Bathing Water Rules Consultation: Our guide to submitting a response The Rivers Trust (Press Release)16:46 4-Dec-24
The Big Interview: Dr Gary Fuller Air Quality News15:04 4-Dec-24
Atkins urges Labour MPs to support Tory efforts to ‘axe the family farm tax’ Belfast Telegraph14:07 4-Dec-24
Support grows for Digital DRS amid Wales’ withdrawal Packaging News11:54 4-Dec-24
Defra seeks new chief scientific adviser Civil Service World10:31 4-Dec-24
Defra Secretary Reed Approves Massive Reservoir While Blocking Building In His Own Constituency Guido Fawkes' Blog17:39 3-Dec-24
Efforts to turn around ‘Poor’ water quality ‘reached new levels’ Weston Mercury, Somerset11:49 3-Dec-24
Defra announces freeze of capital grants offer Thomson Reuters - Practical Law10:46 3-Dec-24
Working together for Nature Recovery in Greater Manchester GOV.UK08:54 3-Dec-24
Watchdog: Defra may have failed to comply with law over pesticide South West Farmer07:54 3-Dec-24
PCS in the media round-up: November 2024 Public & Commercial Services Union (Press Release)15:15 2-Dec-24
Recyclers and councils back Defra’s decision on four-bin collections Local Government Chronicle14:01 2-Dec-24
Watchdog: Defra may have failed to comply with law over bee-killing pesticide Belfast Telegraph11:33 2-Dec-24
Defra: spending over £500 GOV.UK (Press Release)11:21 2-Dec-24
Defra: spending over £500, October 2024 GOV.UK (Press Release)11:21 2-Dec-24
OEP issues Information Notice to Defra as investigation into emergency authorisation of pesticide continues Office for Environmental Protection10:08 2-Dec-24
Join our free grant funding webinar: What farmers and rural businesses should look out for in 2025 Farmers Guardian10:05 2-Dec-24
Devon parents' frustration as storm-damaged bridge still closed Devon Live06:11 2-Dec-24
Encouraging signs for river’s health after receiving ‘good’ classification from Defra Suffolk News05:09 2-Dec-24
Tory Shadow Defra Secretary backs our Save Our Family Farms campaign The Carlisle News & Star06:16 1-Dec-24
In the last month
Ex-Tunisian Minister Sentenced to Three Years in Prison Asharq Al-Awsat07:23 30-Nov-24
Anyone using a log burner to stay warm faces £1,000 fine for using them wrong Birmingham Live05:45 30-Nov-24
‘Simpler Recycling’: Defra unveils new guidelines for businesses on waste stream separation edie.net16:54 29-Nov-24
LIVE SECTOR REACTIONS: Local authorities receive pEPR indicative estimates letsrecycle.com13:23 29-Nov-24
'Common-sense changes': Defra touts updated plan to 'simplify' recycling collections in England BusinessGreen12:46 29-Nov-24
Defra budget cuts will accelerate nature and climate catastrophe Cornish Times12:27 29-Nov-24
60 businesses join call for Government to allow for digital innovation in DRS legislation Retail Times12:17 29-Nov-24
Defra announces paper and cardboard to be collected separately under Simpler Recycling Circular Online11:27 29-Nov-24
Withdrawal of capital grants support for farming condemned South West Farmer11:13 29-Nov-24
Friday brief: ‘Kind words and photo ops’ will not solve flooding challenges, says leader NN Journal10:12 29-Nov-24
Agricultural transition has 'lurched from one crisis to another' Farmers Guardian19:07 28-Nov-24
Results of the 2024 Slaughter Sector Survey in England and Wales Welsh Government (Press Release)16:55 28-Nov-24
Defra: senior officials’ outside employment GOV.UK (Press Release)16:14 28-Nov-24
Defra: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings GOV.UK (Press Release)16:14 28-Nov-24
Local authority CEOs due to receive indicative estimate of year 1 EPR packaging payment Packaging News14:54 28-Nov-24
Defra confirms temporary closure of some capital grant offers Pig World11:01 28-Nov-24
NGOs launch united attack on bottom trawling Fishing News09:23 28-Nov-24
Defra closes capital grants due to 'unprecedented demand' Farming UK08:30 28-Nov-24
Guilbeault warns of violation of federal law as Alberta heats up Sovereignty Act challenge Yahoo! UK & Ireland22:05 27-Nov-24
NFU Crops Board outlines sector priorities to Defra Minister National Farmers' Union (Press Release)17:16 27-Nov-24
Defra pays out £57 million to farmers impacted by flooding Farmers Guardian16:21 27-Nov-24
Defra confirms some capital grants will be 'temporarily closed' due to 'unprecedented demand' Farmers Guardian16:01 27-Nov-24
Defra cuts pose ‘existential threat’ to England’s most beautiful areas Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:43 27-Nov-24
Concerns of a 'potential crisis' building for upland farmers with delays to Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Farmers Guardian15:00 27-Nov-24
Fylde’s Bathing Water Quality Classification 2024 Announced Fylde Council13:41 27-Nov-24
Statement following DEFRA report on water quality at Wallingford November 2024 South Oxfordshire District Council (Press Release)11:48 27-Nov-24
Industry leaders back a ban on cages for laying hens and 67% of British people will pay more… National World11:10 27-Nov-24
Everything you need to know about ELMs National Farmers' Union (Press Release)11:03 27-Nov-24
Public and industry back ban on cages Compassion in World Farming09:42 27-Nov-24
River Tone at Taunton park fails water quality testing Somerset County Gazette20:29 26-Nov-24
‘Unacceptable’: Bathing water quality declines in Scarborough with ‘poor’ and ‘sufficient’… The Scarborough News17:43 26-Nov-24
Keep Britain Tidy calls to ‘get DRS done’ letsrecycle.com17:35 26-Nov-24
John Prescott packed a punch for the environment Yahoo! UK & Ireland17:30 26-Nov-24
Weston sites rated ‘poor’ for water quality, latest results show Weston Mercury, Somerset17:07 26-Nov-24
MP plea for help in re-opening a footbridge in Ottery St Mary Sidmouth Herald16:54 26-Nov-24
Deputy First Minister empathises with Welsh farmers over Inheritance Tax changes and urges Treasury to 'listen' Farmers Guardian10:11 26-Nov-24
Deputy First Minister empathises with Welsh farmers over Inheritance Tax changes changes and urges Treasury to 'listen' Farmers Guardian10:01 26-Nov-24
Partnership secures DEFRA funding for innovative Landscape Recovery project Forestry England (Press Release)08:58 26-Nov-24
More flooding likely this week after rain from Storm Bert, UK minister says Yahoo! UK & Ireland08:01 26-Nov-24
Urgent warning more flooding is likely within days after Storm Bert's devastation The Mirror01:16 26-Nov-24
More flooding ‘likely’ this week as Storm Bert clean-up continues Evening Standard00:13 26-Nov-24
Ministers told ‘incompetence’ at Met Office led to underestimation of Storm Bert Evening Standard20:19 25-Nov-24
HTA Says Border Crisis Is Worsening Insight DIY19:17 25-Nov-24
Defra puts Capital Grants Scheme on hold for now Farmers Guardian16:02 25-Nov-24
Defra: workforce management information GOV.UK (Press Release)12:02 25-Nov-24
Defra: workforce management information October 2024 GOV.UK (Press Release)12:02 25-Nov-24
Government Admits It Didn’t Do an Impact Assessment of Family Farm Tax Guido Fawkes' Blog17:25 22-Nov-24
Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins gives message to Lancashire farmers Blackpool Gazette15:21 22-Nov-24
Nicholas Saphir standing down at AHDB Dairy Industries International10:49 22-Nov-24
Defra’s Steve Reed: farmers ‘Happily wrong’ on tax changes South West Farmer10:09 22-Nov-24
Defra Secretary pledges to make farming 'more profitable' Farming UK08:40 22-Nov-24
Farms urged to apply for free business resilience advice after budget upheavals Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk07:23 22-Nov-24
Labour's plans to impose inheritance tax on farms 'could be watered down by the Treasury'… MailOnline22:07 21-Nov-24
Defra gets in hot water over bottom trawling – as 200,000 people step in The Canary20:29 21-Nov-24
'You deserve an explanation' - Defra Secretary on why he broke his APR promise Farmers Guardian18:57 21-Nov-24
Defra's new 25-year farming roadmap will 'not tell farmers what to do' Farmers Guardian18:07 21-Nov-24
Defra commits to three-country Drs excluding Wales Circular Online16:40 21-Nov-24
Draft information and guidance on storm overflows GOV.UK (Press Release)16:29 21-Nov-24
Defra to press ahead with three-country DRS excluding Wales MRW16:08 21-Nov-24
Defra Secretary says there is 'no risk' of empty shelves Farmers Guardian14:54 21-Nov-24
Environment Secretary says he has ‘heard anguish of countryside’ after protests Evening Standard13:02 21-Nov-24
UK environment secretary vows to ensure farmers are paid fairly for produce Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:58 21-Nov-24
Biodiversity net gain exemptions ‘working as intended’, says Defra PlanningResource12:53 21-Nov-24
AHDB chair to stand down in spring 2025 Pig World12:43 21-Nov-24
Defra Demands No Filming at Steve Reed CLA Conference Speech Guido Fawkes' Blog11:12 21-Nov-24
Defra Secretary Steve Reed says farmers have their figures 'wrong' Farmers Guardian07:06 21-Nov-24
'We will try to protect what we can’ – Ukraine’s environment minister at COP29 Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:30 20-Nov-24
Steve Reed’s Agricultural Election Pitch: ‘I Visit My Farmers’ Market’ Guido Fawkes' Blog17:23 20-Nov-24
Praise for Sheffield wildlife protection plan in Shirebrook Valley Sheffield Star16:54 20-Nov-24
Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights BBC15:32 20-Nov-24

      
            
      
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