Department For Environment Food Rural Affairs News and Announcements

Task Force meets on transboundary challenges of air pollution

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Air quality experts and delegates from around the world are meeting to discuss international action to improve global air quality...

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Emergency support put in place for people fleeing Ukraine and entering the UK with their pets

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Streamlined system with the Government covering the costs of any necessary stays in quarantine for the pets of those fleeing Ukraine....

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Environment Secretary commits to sustainable horticulture growth

Monday, 10 October 2022

An update from the Environment Secretary...

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Housing order introduced in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex to protect poultry and captive birds

Saturday, 08 October 2022

New legal requirement for all bird keepers in these hotspots to keep their birds indoors and to follow stringent biosecurity measures...

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British lamb shipped to America for first time in over two decades

Friday, 07 October 2022

British lamb producers now have access to a market of over 300 million people...

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Water companies face new penalties up to £250million

Monday, 03 October 2022

Potential civil penalty to rise from £250,000 to up to £250 million to help bring quicker enforcement action against water companies for causing pollu...

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Asian hornets identified in Essex

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Public asked to be vigilant after sightings of Asian hornets, an invasive species, are confirmed in Essex ...

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Avian influenza prevention zone declared in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex

Tuesday, 27 September 2022

Bird keepers in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex must follow strict biosecurity measures to help protect flocks and mitigate the risk of further ou...

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Domestic tree seed production to be ramped up with new grant

Thursday, 22 September 2022

Domestic tree seed production is to be ramped up with £1.2 million of new Government funding through the Seed Sourcing Grant....

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World’s first International Plant Health Conference to set global agenda on biosecurity and address challenges in plant health

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Policymakers, academics and experts from over 74 countries will come together to address current and future plant health challenges....

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£110m fund to level up rural communities unveiled

Friday, 02 September 2022

Action on levelling up and boosting rural productivity set out in report published today....

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New labelling to protect water supplies and cut energy bills

Friday, 02 September 2022

New mandatory water efficiency label proposed for dishwashers, showers and washing machines. ...

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Defra extends Consumer Council for Water appointments

Friday, 02 September 2022

Robert Light, Alison Austin and Robert Wilson have had their first terms on the Consumer Council for Water Board extended....

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Michael Seals confirmed as first chair of the new Animal Sentience Committee

Friday, 02 September 2022

New chair to lead Animal Sentience Committee confirmed...

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Projects of Landscape Recovery scheme announced

Friday, 02 September 2022

22 projects receiving funding through the new scheme...

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Folic acid added to flour to prevent brain and spinal conditions in foetuses

Thursday, 01 September 2022

Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening brain and spinal conditions in foetuses....

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Avian influenza prevention zone declared in south west England

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

Bird keepers in Devon, Cornwall and parts of Somerset must follow strict biosecurity measures to help protect flocks and mitigate the risk of further ...

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