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 …
Today we are looking at media coverage of the Government’s Food Strategy
Today we are looking at media coverage of Defra’s planned introduction of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) bill
Today we are looking at media coverage of our new Lump Sum Exit Scheme, following applications opening yesterday. On Tuesday 12 April 2022, Defra announced the opening of applications for the Lump Sum Exit Scheme to facilitate a voluntary planned …
On Wednesday 6 April, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee published a report on Labour shortages in the food and farming sector. This has received national press coverage in the Financial Times, The Independent, BBC News Online, BBC Farming …
On Wednesday 30th March 2022, Defra announced a new package of support for farmers ahead of the coming growing season.
The Environment Secretary took part in a virtual G7 meeting on global food security today
Today we are looking at media coverage of the Environment Secretary speech at the NFU Conference 2022.
Today we are looking at media coverage of Natural England’s update to the Countryside Code for land managers.
Today’s coverage looks at Defra’s response to a new WWF report, calling on the government to deliver decarbonisation strategies to help farmers shifting towards nature-friendly approaches to tackling climate change.