Tillage
Government to end 3-crop rule in England from 2021
Farmers in England are set to benefit from a reduced administrative burden next year, as the government plans to end...
Tillage
Farmers in England are set to benefit from a reduced administrative burden next year, as the government plans to end...
Environment
Rural campaigning organisation the Countryside Alliance has launched its latest e-lobby campaign. The campaign calls on MPs to urge the...
CAP / Schemes
English farmers are set to see their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments cut by between 5% and 25% as of...
Agri-Business
Over 60 farm and environmental groups have sent a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling for UK food standards...
Rural Life
The ‘Black Farmer’, a vet who helped Scotland achieve TB-free status, and a prominent Northern Ireland agri-businesswoman are among those...
Agri-Business
Government officials are working to contain an incident of avian flu confirmed at a 27,000-bird commercial broiler farm in Mid...
Agri-Business
The Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), as predecessor...
N.Ireland
A Westminster report examining the prospects of Northern Ireland farming post-Brexit warns Defra has not done enough given the lack...
N.Ireland
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...
N.Ireland
Ammonia levels in Northern Ireland have come under scrutiny at UK level in a draft Government report which is out...
N.Ireland
A report penned by Westminster’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee has slammed the UK Government for “lacking specifics and urgency”...
N.Ireland
Senior figures from the UK’s four regional agricultural departments have come together today for a major Government exercise to test Foot...
N.Ireland
A consultation has been launched on the effects of a potential ban on the live export of animals for slaughter...
N.Ireland
UK subsidy changes could “free up £150 million for the environment and other public goods”, a consultation launched today has...
N.Ireland
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid today by Defra...
N.Ireland
Fewer inspections; maintaining soil quality, clean rivers and wildlife habitats; and farm open days are all likely to form part...
N.Ireland
Defra Secretary Michael Gove told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference today that he was “acutely” aware that many farmers...
N.Ireland
The UK’s Agriculture Secretary Michael Gove is expected to reveal more on his plans for post-Brexit agricultural policy at tomorrow’s...