There has been inaccurate media coverage regarding foot and mouth disease (FMD) controls with reports that it took six or seven days for controls on commercial imports to take effect and “allowed disease to enter the country.”
Continued coverage of tensions over scallop fishing National newspaper coverage that UK vessels fishing legally for scallops in the Bay of Seine were met with aggression by French fishermen has continued today (30 August). Defra are in contact with the …
Scallop fishing in the English Channel There has been widespread national coverage regarding a recent dispute between UK and French fishermen over access to scallop fishing in the Baie de Seine area of the English Channel. Reports of aggression and …
...also makes clear, it is far too early to say whether a rise in wholesale prices will lead to higher costs for consumers. It could take 18 months or more...
The publication of two ‘no deal’ technical notices relating to farming, and a multi-million pound export boost as China agrees to import UK dairy products made with milk from third countries.
No deal technical notices published The government has published a series of technical notices today, which provide detail on how UK businesses and individuals should prepare in the unlikely event of a ‘no deal Brexit’. These include notices on payments to …
Our announcement of a consultation to ban the third party sales of puppies and kittens and a New Civil Engineer interview with Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency.
Coverage in the i and Guardian about the reopening of a market for British lamb to Saudi Arabia and a Financial Times article on the quality of London's air.
Brave Finn visits Defra Environment Secretary Michael Gove today met heroic police dog Finn and his handler PC Dave Wardell. Finn was stabbed in 2016 when apprehending a suspect in the course of his duties. He received serious injuries but …
Bumper breeding season for little terns The breeding success of the UK’s second rarest shorebird has been covered by The Northumberland Gazette and the Berwick Advertiser. 17 juvenile little terns joined the population at Natural England’s Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve …
A consultation on proposals to reduce harmful pollution caused by the burning of wood and coal in the home and Chris Packham's blog post on his 'UK BioBlitz' campaign.