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Plans to strip out retained EU red tape to give our wine industry the freedom to flourish
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
£3 million invested in the Global Fertiliser Challenge to fund new research to develop alternative fertilisers to boost sustainability and productivity
Read this update for information about our schemes, including Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, the Basic Payment Scheme and the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Fifth webinar in the Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 29 March 2023
Regulation for written contracts will provide fairness and certainty for the sector
New Green Finance Strategy and Nature Markets Framework to develop growth of green finance.
Farmers can now apply for the Basic Payment Scheme and claim for their existing Countryside Stewardship revenue and Environmental Stewardship agreements.
Memorandum of Understanding Signed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the United Kingdom and the Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives (MOAC) of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey has addressed the National Farmers Union conference
Food and Farming Minister Mark Spencer addressed the National Farmers Union Conference on Tuesday 21 February 2023
New Forest Pannage Ham is now registered as a Geographical Indication
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey delivered a speech to the NASDA Conference in Virginia
Government speeds up Sustainable Farming Incentive roll-out with new sets of paid actions to support food production and environmentally responsible farming.
Farmers urged to step up and take advantage of benefits of increased payments under new, fairer farming system
45,000 visas for seasonal workers to be available for horticulture businesses next year
Selvarani Elahi MBE, deputy Government Chemist, formed part of the team tasked with the review of the activity of the National Food Crime Unit in 2022
Further £12.5 million for projects focused on cutting-edge agriculture and horticulture innovation to boost productivity, reduce labour demands, and create more sustainable farming practices
Nicholas Saphir has been reappointed as Chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey delivered a speech to the CLA Business Conference
Anyone buying Welsh Leeks will be able to clearly see from the label if they are getting the ‘real thing’.
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