News and communications

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirms a very high probability of a new introduction of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) into Great Britain.

• Updated: 7 May 2024

Letter from the Animal Sentience Committee to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee on the changes to bovine identification, registration and movement.

• Updated: 29 April 2024

• Animal Sentience Committee letter assessing changes to bovine identification, registration and movement

  Grounds for ASC engagement Statutory bovine identification currently…

Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.

• Updated: 26 April 2024

Fund will help groups of farmers investigate how they can better manage water for use in time of drought, helping to safeguard food security.

• Updated: 22 April 2024

Future Winemakers’ Scheme will help domestic wine sector to continue its success

• Updated: 16 April 2024

Fund will support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding earlier this year with grants of between £500 and £25,000

• Updated: 11 April 2024

The government has published its response to the Independent Review of Protected Site Management on Dartmoor.

• Updated: 10 April 2024

Graeme Jack and Glen Nimmo will join the Board for three years

• Updated: 4 April 2024

The government is introducing new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

• Updated: 25 March 2024

New registration requirements for bird keepers in Great Britain - all bird keepers must register their birds and update records annually.

• Updated: 19 March 2024

The claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements has opened on Thursday 14 March.

• Updated: 14 March 2024

Environment Secretary launches proposals to make food labelling clearer and fairer, delivering on commitment to back British farming

• Updated: 12 March 2024

Will Quince MP appointed to conduct review into public sector food procurement

• Updated: 11 March 2024

Government announces an extension to the existing scope of Agricultural Property Relief.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

The pesticide will only be used if there is a threat to the crop, and stringent controls are attached to protect the environment

• Updated: 4 March 2024

English hedgerows will be protected in law as the government sets out its plans for domestic hedgerow regulations, following a consultation last year.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

Environment Agency warns poor crop-management could increase region's flooding and pollution

• Updated: 28 February 2024

Businesses have welcomed the news that 37 Geographical Indications (GIs) for UK food and drink will formally gain protection on Thursday

• Updated: 27 February 2024

The Prime Minister will announce a major new package of support for rural communities to protect British farming for the next generation when he addresses the National Farmers Union annual conference in Birmingham.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency delivers speech at 2024 NFU Conference.

• Updated: 20 February 2024