On Saturday 7th May, the UK government announced a £1m seafood export package to promote UK seafood in new and existing markets overseas. The package received coverage in Western Morning News and Fish Focus as well as international outlets, The ...
We are pleased to announce that a quarter of I-VMS devices have been ordered by fishers from across the English inshore fleet. We would like to thank everyone who has already chosen, purchased and arranged installation of your preferred type-approved ...
A history of production and a renewed interest In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in seaweed. This has been driven by the many uses of seaweed, its high nutritional value, and its ability of providing ecosystem ...
On 5 May 2022 changes will be made to the marine licensing application process as part of the Marine Management Organisation's (MMO) continuous improvement programme. What will change for customers? Customers submitting a new application will be provided with a ...
Today we are looking at media coverage of the APPG report on rural productivity.
As we approach the first I-VMS installation deadlines of the rollout, with all 8m - 11.9m vessels in the English inshore fleet expected to have one of the four type approved devices available installed by the week beginning May 16th, ...
One volunteer who stood out to East Anglian fisheries officers is Phil Wood. Phil has given up copious amounts of his own time to benefit his local fishing community.
Find out how the Forestry Commission have been working as part of a collaborative UK wide approach since the first discovery of Phytophthora pluvialis in the UK.
There has been widespread positive regional coverage of our publication of the assessment of the 2015-2021 flood and coastal defence capital investment programme - revealing how this £2.6 billion six-year programme of work exceeded its original targets by 14,000 with ...
Even though agricultural policy in the UK is devolved, each country in the union can benefit by working together. The UK Agriculture Partnership is a forum which meets to share technical information on common challenges. The subject of our first meeting was water quality. Our aim was to understand the nature and scale of the challenges, and how we could address them together. In this post, we share some insights from our first meeting and a link to a video of the event.
In the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, we provided farmers with 3 different land management plan templates. Each template was developed through tests and trials. Farmer Martin Hole took part in the Cuckmere and Pevensey Levels test and trial. He explains how the vision for his farm, and the landscape in which he lives, has been supported by land management planning.
Through tests and trials, we want to understand the role that land management plans could play in our future schemes. In the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, we provided farmers with 3 different land management plan templates. Each template was developed through tests and trials. One of these templates was developed by the Growing the Goods test and trial group. Watch the final video to see farmers and growers who took part in the Growing the Goods Test & Trial. They share their experience of developing a land management plan.
Victoria Holland, Senior Marketing and Communications Officer for the National Trust, looks at the partnership work between the National Trust and Yorkshire Water to tackle flood risk by planting trees.
On Wednesday 6 April, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee published a report on Labour shortages in the food and farming sector. This has received national press coverage in the Financial Times, The Independent, BBC News Online, BBC Farming ...
Deputy Director for Sustainable Business Van Griffiths and Net Zero Manager Simon Dawes attended the event and share the details
Since the launch of the I-VMS project in February, we have been working hard to listen to any concerns fishers may have and doing all we can to answer their questions. I'd like to thank everyone for their contributions, which ...
On Wednesday 30th March 2022, Defra announced a new package of support for farmers ahead of the coming growing season.
Today's blog looks at coverage of new plans to tackle the number of discharges of untreated sewage by water companies
Find out everything planting trees can do for the planet, our health and the economy in this infographic.
Farmers will be able to apply for grants to buy equipment, technology and infrastructure to improve the health and welfare of their animals. To make sure we are funding the items that farmers need to make a difference, we want to get a better idea of what we should include. Let us know your thoughts by the end of the month.
The Tree Production Innovation Fund aims to support innovative projects to increase and diversify domestic tree production. In our third blog post on the successful projects recieving funding, find out about three more.
Criminals operating in the waste industry are impacting us all, causing damage to our environment, distress to affected communities and undercutting legitimate waste management businesses. As a land or property owner, you are at risk too. Waste criminals may offer ...
Kevin Knight, Senior Environmental Crime Officer, discusses an operation carried out by the Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) and the Environment Agency to tackle catalytic converter theft and wider illegal waste site operations. Last year Operation Goldiron involving the ...
Following the recent Spending Review, which set government budgets for the next three Financial Years, the Environment Agency has now received its allocations for FY 2022/23 and finalised its plans.
The Environment Secretary took part in a virtual G7 meeting on global food security today
