Environment Secretary at the NFU Conference to set out animal health and welfare support for farmers
Today we are looking at media coverage of the Environment Secretary speech at the NFU Conference 2022.
Updated: Wed Feb 23 2022
Trade in live coral: how we are developing tools to improve tracking of the most traded marine animals
It may come as a surprise to some that corals are not rocks or plants, but marine invertebrate animals made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny organisms called polyps, joined together by limestone skeletons. Corals are the building blocks ...
Updated: Wed Feb 16 2022
Get Help with Catch Recording
We are hosting a series of drop-in sessions to help fishers with under-10m vessels with their catch recording obligations. We want to support and enable a profitable, sustainable fishing industry. So improving understanding of how much and which species of ...
Updated: Fri Feb 11 2022
Rolling application window for Farming in Protected Landscapes
I'm pleased to say that following feedback, we are moving to a rolling application window for the rest of the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.
Updated: Thu Feb 10 2022
Watch Episode 1: Land Management Plans and the Sustainable Farming Incentive Pilot
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 the templates was developed by the North Devon Pioneer tests and trial group. In this video, find out how participants Liz and Bryan, used land management planning to prepare their farm business for the future.
Updated: Thu Feb 10 2022
A year in review - where are we on net zero?
In 2021, the Environment Agency outlined how it would reach net zero by 2030. Here, Sustainable Business Manager Simon Dawes looks back at the challenges and achievements - and anticipates what's yet to come in 2022.
Updated: Tue Feb 08 2022
WWF report on supporting farmers in green transition
Today's coverage looks at Defra's response to a new WWF report, calling on the government to deliver decarbonisation strategies to help farmers shifting towards nature-friendly approaches to tackling climate change.
Updated: Tue Feb 08 2022
Enabling nuclear regulation for a net zero future
The Environment Agency's New Reactors Assessment Team has been leading an assessment of a nuclear power station design since 2017. Here the team's manager, Alan McGoff, reflects on the five year project and looks forward to regulating the nuclear industry ...
Updated: Fri Feb 04 2022
Future Farming Podcast: Tim Parton on nitrogen-fixing bacteria and nutrient-dense food
In the sixth episode of the Future Farming Podcast, Programme Director Janet Hughes talks to Tim Parton. Tim is Farm Manager at Brewood Park Farm, Staffordshire, where he manages 300 hectares using regenerative agriculture methods. Find out how Tim moved to no-till, reduced insecticide and fungicide use and brewed his own nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Updated: Wed Feb 02 2022
Improving Farm Productivity grants: open for applications
At the end of last year, we published a manual on the Improving Farm Productivity grant, which is part of the Farming Transformation Fund. Today we opened the window for applications. We're also hosting a webinar next week for you to find out more.
Updated: Wed Feb 02 2022
Improving Farming Productivity grant: dairy scoring update
The 2-step application process for the Improving Farm Productivity grant starts with an online eligibility checker. Unfortunately, the online checker was scoring dairy sector applications 'weak' or 'average'. It did not appear possible to score highly. This error was investigated and a glitch in the scoring was identified. It has been fixed. Those who were deterred from applying because of this are encouraged to try again. No one will be disadvantaged because of this.
Updated: Wed Feb 02 2022
Water companies required to do more to protect environment
There has been coverage in the Times, Guardian, Business Green and elsewhere about the Government's priorities set out today for the water industry, including doing more to protect the environment and reduce storm overflows. The new Strategic Policy Statement ...
Updated: Wed Feb 02 2022
An important step for England's landscapes: welcoming the new Natural England Landscape Advisory Panel
I am delighted to announce that the new Natural England Landscape Advisory Panel meets for the first time today, which is an important step in our work to deliver more for and from England's landscapes. Landscape is one of Natural ...
Updated: Thu Jan 27 2022
Introducing the UK Agriculture Partnership
The UK's devolved administrations already work closely to ensure their policies are aligned. However, to share scientific ideas, solutions and innovations, Defra set up the UK Agriculture Partnership. It launched today and we'd like to share a little more about it in this post.
Updated: Thu Jan 27 2022
Government consults on plans to tackle waste crime
Today we are looking at the Government's new plans to tackle waste crime and support people and businesses to ensure their waste is managed properly.
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
Coverage of the Government and Devolved Governments' announcement that they are seeking views on the Joint Fisheries Statemen
On the 18th of January we announced that the UK Government and Devolved Governments are now seeking views on the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS). The JFS sets out the legally binding policies which the UK Government and Devolved Governments will follow, at a UK level and individually, as they work together to deliver world-class sustainable fisheries and aquaculture management.
Updated: Wed Jan 19 2022
Windrush Against Sewage Pollution report on illegal sewage spills
Today's blog looks at a report from Windrush Against Sewage Pollution on illegal sewage spills.
Updated: Wed Jan 19 2022
Environment Secretary George Eustice joins Dame Joanna Lumley ahead of trials to reduce underwater noise
Yesterday (13 January), Environment Secretary George Eustice joined Dame Joanna Lumley at Alford's Technologies to observe a demonstration of high order detonation (explosion) and low order deflagration methods of removing unexploded ordnance (munitions). This received coverage in the Express, Sun, Daily Mail and on ITV News.
Updated: Fri Jan 14 2022
How the Environment Agency responds to pollution incidents
A look into today's coverage on how the Environment Agency responds to pollution incidents .
Updated: Tue Jan 11 2022
Defra response to the PAC report on future farming schemes
Today's blog looks at coverage of the Public Accounts Committee's report on the environmental land management schemes, published on 9 January.
Updated: Mon Jan 10 2022
UK fishing industry and coastal communities receive £75m boost
The UK government announced a £75 million investment to modernise the UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities.
Updated: Wed Dec 29 2021
Floods and dredging: explaining the Environment Agency's approach
What is dredging and desilting? Dredging and desilting are methods that we use to remove an accumulation of silt material, such as fine gravels or soils that have been washed into rivers from surrounding land in the catchment, from the ...
Updated: Thu Dec 23 2021
Do your part to protect the water environment this Christmas
Our Area Environment Manager Rachael Caldwell looks at what we can all do to improve water quality over the festive season.
Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021
VI-1 certificates removed from all imports of wine to GB by January 1st
On Thursday 16th December, Food Minister Prentis signed into law legislation that removes the requirement for VI-1 certificates on all wine imported to Great Britain from 1st January 2022. This received coverage across national and trade media outlets, including The ...
Updated: Fri Dec 17 2021
Meet one of our Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot applicants
Farmers like Charlie are joining the pilot to help us make sure the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme works in practice.
Updated: Thu Dec 16 2021