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UK scales up support for sustainable, climate-resilient farming practices, and improved access to clean water in climate-vulnerable countries.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
UK-Mexico Partnership results in hardier wheat varieties in Sonora able to survive the threats of climate change
Export of livestock for slaughter and fattening will be banned under new legislation.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that 97% of farmers have received their final BPS payment in the first few days of the payment window.
Environment Secretary's speech at the Country Land and Business Association's rural business conference on 30th November 2023.
Steve Barclay pledges to champion British agriculture in first speech to farmers, with a focus on innovation and automation to boost productivity.
The UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) requests user feedback to support the production of the 2024 UK Food Security Report.
Sixth webinar in the Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 26 September 2023
The UK’s agri-food attachés were welcomed to 10 Downing Street this morning, marking the start of a week meeting ministers and the nation’s food producers
This Call for Evidence will explore concerns about poor practice in the tenant farming sector and examine the role of industry and government in addressing them.
The Department for Business and Trade has launched the Dairy Export Programme designed to help grow agri-food exports in overseas markets.
UK Government responds to expert committee recommendations on consumer CBD products.
Alan Lovell, Environment Agency Chair speaks at Anthropy 2023 on the importance of closing the data gap on soil health.
New review set to promote fairness, transparency and accountability across the egg supply chain, delivering on key commitments from the Farm to Fork Summit.
British cooked poultry meat will soon reach Japanese tables thanks to a new market access deal that will benefit UK farmers, meat processers and exporters.
The project “Upscaling innovative ‘planting-baskets’ to restore landscape diversity, and enhance climate-resilient livelihoods” is a Darwin Initiative Innovation Project, funded through the UK government’s Biodiversity Chall…
Defra has committed to working with industry to reduce methane emissions in livestock through the use of methane-suppressing feed products
Government Chemist leads work on Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples for the Construction of Honey Authenticity Databases
British farmers and growers will continue to have access to important pesticides to support resilient and profitable food production and cut input costs.
Two West Midlands farmers who neglected their livestock have been successfully prosecuted following an investigation by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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