EXCLUSIVE: The Government's failure to protect small abattoirs could be the final straw for smallholder farmers still reeling ...

Farmers in England facing forage shortages this summer can now apply for temporary adjustments to Countryside Stewardship and ...

The government has decided not to release the names of individuals involved in a Windsor Framework advisory group to “protect ...

More than half of the £150m capital grants pot for England has already been snapped up, according to Defra, just weeks after applications reopened.

The NFU has responded to Defra's announcement that 50% of the 2025 funding for capital grants has been allocated. Read our ...

The "top ten" places in Wales blighted by Japanese knotweed have been named - and three are in North Wales. With the Japanese knotweed growing season now well underway, invasive plant can damage ...

Livestock farmers are calling on Defra to urgently grant a general grazing derogation for agri-environment land, warning that ...

A final report by several councils into shellfish deaths off the North East and North Yorkshire coast has described the ...

A final report by several councils into shellfish deaths off the North East and North Yorkshire coast has described the ‘catastrophic’ impact ...

A final report by several councils into shellfish deaths off the North East and North Yorkshire coast has described the ...

A final report by several councils into shellfish deaths off the North East and North Yorkshire coast has described the ...

The department plans to make reporting mandatory in October 2026.