All Defra articles
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NewsDefra halts SFI applications as NFU labels it a “failing department”
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has stopped all Sustainable Farming Incentive applications without warning.
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NewsDefra announces new farming measures but remains firm on IHT
The 2025 NFU Conference heard from Defra Secretary Steve Reed, who, whilst clearly stating the Government would not be backing down on IHT measures, did apologise for the shock the IHT announcement had created.
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NewsBird flu housing measures extended further
According to Defra, the avian influenza housing measures will be extended to “mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease”.
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NewsAPHA invests £200m in new facility to protect food chain from disease
Government has announced that the country’s fight against animal disease is to be bolstered with a £200 million pound investment in the UK’s main research and laboratory testing facility.
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NewsNSA losing trust in Defra’s delivery capacity
Announcements over the closure of the capital grant scheme in England have sparked backlash within the sheep farming community, warns the National Sheep Association (NSA).
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NewsSeasonal Worker visa route confirmed for 2025
Defra has announced a package of measures, which it said will “provide certainty” to farmers in the UK’s poultry and sheep sectors.
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NewsIndustry supports Government’s decision to drop ‘not for EU’ labelling
Defra has stopped the implementation of ‘not for EU’ labelling, following consultation from industry.
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NewsFarming is “part of the solution” to decarbonising UK economy, says NFU
NFU has called on UK Government to ally with industry over climate ambitions and food security as it is revealed that Defra has underspent £358 million over three years.
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NewsAIMS requests Government funding for ASF testing on behalf of Ukraine
AIMS along with Mykola Babenko, CEO of the MIA in Ukraine, has called on Baroness Hayman to provide the Ukrainian pig industry with Government funding.
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OpinionIs fairer food labelling reasonable?
Defra’s fairer labelling consultation may pose problems for the UK pig industry.
