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.”
In today's blog we look at a visit by Natural England’s Marian Spain to farmers in Oxfordshire and positive coverage of our announcement of £35 million of funding for the next round of the RDPE Growth programme.
Defra response to media coverage of super trawler detected fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas.
Today we're looking at positive coverage of the VMD’s annual report on veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance (VARSS) in Politics Home, Farmers Weekly, Pig World Farming UK and Agriland.
This evening we're looking at coverage in the Telegraph of our project to protect rare albatrosses on Gough Island.
This afternoon we're looking at Financial Times coverage about the growing number of UK households at risk of flooding due to climate change.
Today we're looking at the Environment Bill passing its Second Reading in the House of Commons yesterday.
The Environment Agency's report includes a review of business compliance, greenhouse gas emissions, serious pollution incidents and illegal waste activity.
We have announced that £22 million will be awarded to farmers to spend on time-saving and innovative farm equipment.
The government responds to the Invasive Non-Native Species report that was published today by the Environmental Audit Committee.
Today we're looking of coverage of our new call for evidence on the welfare of pet primates and the launch of a new £15.4 million English fishing fund.