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Consultation on future of gene editing to be launched by Environment Secretary at Oxford Farming Conference.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Environment Secretary George Eustice has appointed Dame Glenys Stacey as the Chair of the new Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).
The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for next year’s harvest, the government has announced today (22 December).
Measures announced to support farmers and growers next year, including an extended and expanded Seasonal Workers Pilot
Environment Secretary unveils plans to end excessively long journeys for animals exported for slaughter and fattening.
Environment Secretary, George Eustice unveils plans for the agricultural transition period at an Oxford Farming Conference bitesize session today
Roadmap to better, fairer farming system published today
The Fisheries Bill receives Royal Assent after 10 months in Parliament
The new measures are part of the Prime Minister's 10 Point Plan to help kickstart the nation’s green recovery.
The new measures are part of the government's 25 Year Environment Plan.
Transformative legislation setting out how farmers and land managers in England will be rewarded in future with public money for “public goods” passes into law
Consultation launched on how to cut ammonia emissions from the use of solid urea fertilisers to better protect human health and the environment
Liz Truss to extend Trade and Agriculture Commission and put it on statutory footing
Defra has concluded its review into how gamebird releases on or near European protected sites are managed.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss today lent her support to campaigns encouraging local communities to make gardens 'hedgehog-friendly'.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Government-led programme is providing an early warning of coronavirus outbreaks by monitoring sewage and sharing data with NHS Test & Trace
Legislation laid in Parliament setting out new rules and logos to protect British food and drink
Ministers continue fight against plastic waste to protect natural environments and marine wildlife.
The UK signs first fisheries agreement since leaving the EU and first as an independent coastal state.
UK beef to be served on US plates for first time in over 20 years, with first exports commencing from a Northern Irish facility.
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