Energy & Environment

Bringing BPS payments forward

We're bringing BPS payments forward. Farmers with eligible applications will receive half of their payment from the end of July, and the rest from December.

Updated: Tue May 10 2022

Studland Bay - Latest Patrols

With four-mile sandy beaches, idyllic coastline, and breath-taking views of Old Harry Rocks, Studland Bay is a unique and popular place to visit for local residents and visitors from across the UK. The tranquil natural settings and well sheltered anchorage ...

Updated: Tue May 10 2022

I-VMS Update - May 2022

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 ...

Updated: Fri May 06 2022

Enhancements to Marine Case Management System

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 ...

Updated: Wed May 04 2022

I-VMS Behind the Scenes 2

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, ...

Updated: Thu Apr 21 2022

Fishery volunteer invested in giving back

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.

Updated: Tue Apr 19 2022

The UK Agriculture Partnership: reflections on the first meeting

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.

Updated: Tue Apr 12 2022

Watch Episode 2: 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. 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.

Updated: Thu Apr 07 2022

Watch episode 3: Land management plans and the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot

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.

Updated: Thu Apr 07 2022

Government response to EFRA Committee report on labour shortages

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 ...

Updated: Wed Apr 06 2022

I-VMS: Behind the Scenes

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 ...

Updated: Fri Apr 01 2022

Why plant trees?

Find out everything planting trees can do for the planet, our health and the economy in this infographic.

Updated: Tue Mar 29 2022

Animal Health and Welfare Grants: your chance to suggest items

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.

Updated: Thu Mar 24 2022

Property and Landowners - how to avoid waste criminals

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 ...

Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022

Operation Goldjuno: joining forces to stop crime in the waste industry

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 ...

Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022

How we'll use the money we have for the people we serve

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.

Updated: Tue Mar 15 2022