Thursday 17 May - Balmoral show and European Commission air quality standards
On today's blog we look at food exporting successes at the Balmoral show and European Commission air quality standards.
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Wednesday 16 May: Mental Health Awareness Week and Parliament's crack down on single-use plastics
On today's blog we look at Mental Health Awareness week with Minister Eustice urging farmers to reach out for help and support when needed and Parliament's crack down on single-use plastics.
Tuesday 15 May -£10m boost to England’s iconic peatlands
On today's blog we look at a £10m investment in the UK's peatlands and the recent call for evidence on Red Diesel.
Monday 14 May - Counter-poaching training and Great Plastic Pick Up
On today's blog we look at the Great Plastic Pick Up as well as counter-poaching training in Africa.
Friday 11 May - Great Plastic Pick Up and a new £9.4 million flood defence scheme in Ulverston
On today's blog we look at the new flood defence scheme that has opened in Ulverston and the upcoming Great Plastic Pick Up
Thursday 10 May - A New environment law to deliver a Green Brexit, a £7m flood defence project, post-Brexit food trade and Countryside Stewardship extension
In today's blog we look at a new £7 million flood defence scheme which has launched on the beaches of Lincolnshire and at the extension of the Countryside Stewardship payment claim deadline.
Wednesday 9 May: South Georgia declared rodent free and we've received more than 44,000 responses to our future farming consultation
In today's blog we look at the successful scheme to eradicate non-native rodents and increase the number of seabirds in the UK overseas territory of South Georgia and the closing of our future farming consultation which received more than 44,000 …
Tuesday 8 May: Global ivory trade, wet wipes and future farming consultation on BBC Daily Politics
In today's blog we look at coverage of our global ivory sales ban and address coverage on wet wipe pollution.
Friday 4th May 2018 - Government launches microplastics research to protect oceans, Defra working hard to prepare for Brexit, CCTV becomes mandatory in all abattoirs in England and European Commission to grant derogation on 'three crop rule' requirements
...staff to support our comprehensive EU exit programme of work. In broad terms, our EU Exit work will mean that environmental, welfare, and biosecurity standards will continue to be met...
Thursday 3 May: Kew reopens world’s largest Victorian greenhouse, rise in farming incomes, and sports grounds crack-down on plastics
Kew reopens world’s largest Victorian greenhouse Kew Gardens has today reopened its Temperate House – the world’s largest Victorian greenhouse – after a five-year restoration project. The vast greenhouse is now home to a geographically arranged collection of 10,000 plants …