Judicial review on nutrient regulations for farmers
Today we are looking at coverage of today’s judicial review on the Environment Agency’s Farming Rules for Water.
Our record on farming: 30 actions we have taken to support our farmers and growers
We are re-investing £2.4 billion per year in the sector through new farming schemes Provided farmers with extensive detail on the ELMs scheme, ensuring there is something for every farmer including uplands and tenants. Accelerated the rollout of the Sustainable …
Coverage of payments to farmers following the UK's exit from the EU
Looking at inaccurate coverage in today’s Observer on payments to farmers following the UK’s exit from the EU.
Inaccurate coverage on the Farming Rules for Water
A recent article in the Guardian (20 June) wrongly claims that the Defra Guidance to the Farming Rules for Water would have allowed farmers to spread manures and slurry on land in a way that would overload it with nutrients …
Environment Secretary attends G7 Agriculture Ministerial meeting on Ukraine and food security
The Environment Secretary took part in a virtual G7 meeting on global food security today
Put Down Roots with woodland creation
We look at the recent coverage of our new ‘Put Down Roots’ woodland creation campaign.
US market to open doors to UK lamb from 2022
There has been widespread coverage in the Independent, Express, Evening Standard, City AM, the Scotsman, Press and Journal, as well as others, of our announcement that exports of British lamb to the US market can resume from next year after …
Moving agri-goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
In today's blog we look at the movement of agri-goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oxford Farming Conference coverage
Following Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s visit to the Oxford Farming Conference, there has been widespread coverage of his keynote speech.
Wednesday 21 February: Our response to the air quality court case, more on the NFU conference
On today's blog, we publish our response to a high court ruling on our air quality plans and there's further coverage of the NFU conference.