Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024 ...

Farmers could miss out on 2026 Capital Grants unless they get key evidence ready before applications open later this month, ...

The Government’s own environmental watchdog has found Defra broke environmental law when it allowed emergency use of a bee-harming pesticide without properly considering the impact on protected nature ...

The government has set out a long-term plan to improve farm profitability and strengthen the food supply chain, but the NFU ...

A nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) designation covering more than 700sq km of land in Mid Devon has been removed following an ...

Whitehall’s environment department is seeking to appoint an expert who will work with technologists, commercial professionals ...

Defra’s new Farming Roadmap sets out climate adaptation plans to help UK farmers tackle extreme weather, boost resilience and ...

WWF has criticised the UK Government’s apparent decision to exclude environmental charities and ecologists from a new farming industry board intended to boost resilience and profitability across the ...

The National Audit Office has raised concerns over the UK government’s Nature for Climate Fund Programme, warning that despite some progress, Defra has fallen short of its tree planting and peatland ...

An event hosted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) at the Natural History Museum in London has highlighted the environmental risks of digitisation. To coincide with the ...

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released it’s sustainable IT strategy, outlining how it will work in partnership with government, industry and other actors to ...