As the Chancellor announced at the Spending Round on 4 September, the Scottish Government will receive £160 million to support farmers an

Leaving the Common Agricultural Policy and creating our own Environmental Land Management scheme represents a great opportunity to move a

Compared with the financial year 2018/19, expenditure by the Marine Management Organisation is projected to increase by the following amo

The Animal and Plant Health Agency regularly assess the changing global animal disease presence and its potential risk to the UK.

Defra is receptive to emerging innovative farming practices.

As part of our future agricultural policy, a range of policies are being developed to support farmers and land managers in relation to an

We have communicated on a range of topics with local authorities, including in a conference call on 13 August along with other government

EU safeguard measures restrict the commercial trade of pork and pork products from regions of the EU that are affected by African swine f

Defra’s former Chief Scientific Adviser Ian Boyd left Defra at the end of August and on 1 October 2019 Gideon Henderson was appointed.

The Government call for evidence regarding mortgage restrictions and repossession of agricultural land is now closed and a response will