Report highlights UK meat smuggling crisis | Food Safety News
Britain is sleepwalking through its biggest food safety crisis since the horse meat scandal, according to a report on meat smuggling. The Environment,| Food Safety News
The Government's ban on controlled burning of moorland is making wildfires worse, says Ian Coghill. After a decade of record fires it claims the areas are 'in transition' to a magical state where they'll never burn again. The post The Ban on Controlled Burning of Moorland is Making Wildfires Worse appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.| The Daily Sceptic
Our general secretary, Kate Ashbrook, urges the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Emma Reynolds, to act for access. Kate welcomes Emma to the role and writes: We hope Emma will bring change where now there is stagnation. Let’s hope she recognises that public access, too often relegated to the bottom… The post Emma’s opportunity appeared first on Open Spaces Society.| Open Spaces Society
We’re offering a one-year extension to more than 5,000 farmers whose Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier (CS MT) agreements are set to expire on 31 December this year.| Farming
We have welcomed the new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature. The report, which was launched in parliament on 15 September, contains a comprehensive set of recommendations which will ensure that England’s outdoors becomes more accessible to more people. The report is here. The Department for Environment,… The post New report gives a vital boost to access in England appeared first on Open Spaces Society.| Open Spaces Society
In this post, we share how the Farming and Countryside Programme is talking and listening to farmers across the country – and where you can meet us at upcoming events to share your experiences and thoughts first-hand.| Farming
Britain is sleepwalking through its biggest food safety crisis since the horse meat scandal, according to a report on meat smuggling. The Environment,| Food Safety News
Protect the Wild is not convinced Emma Reynolds has what it takes to ensure Nature's recovery| Protect the Wild
On 19th August, Defra sent an email to ‘stakeholders’ announcing that as part of the work to refresh the bTB strategy, it will be “enhancing test sensitivity in cattle herds”. This is “to help identify infected cattle which may not Continue reading Cattle testing with Gamma interferon→| The Badger Crowd – standing up for badgers
The world watches and wonders…….. The interest and outrage generated by the English badger culls over the last thirteen years is huge and continues to grow. But as time has gone on, the…| The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers
Good design starts with listening, which is why we are encouraging farmers in England to join Defra’s Farming and Countryside user research panel.| defrafarming.blog.gov.uk
Les Philpott has been appointed as the new Chair of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). His three-year term will begin 7 August 2025.| Water Magazine
In September, the new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) service will open for applications to those who have been invited to apply, have received pre-application advice and have completed any preparatory work.| defrafarming.blog.gov.uk
The Capital Grants offer is now open for new applications. This new round will make £150 million of funding available to farmers, land managers and rural businesses for practical environmental improvements across England.| defrafarming.blog.gov.uk
Following on from our blog of September 23rd 2024, that reported on the uncertainties around the RBCT analyses, we are pleased to provide an important update. As Jane Dalton writes in The Independe…| The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers
Following the Spending Review, Defra has secured a multi-year funding commitment from HM Treasury. More than £2.7 billion a year will be invested in sustainable farming and nature recovery from 2026 to 2029. Funding for the Environmental Land Management Schemes paid to farmers will increase by 150% over this time period.| defrafarming.blog.gov.uk
The Government has announced it will invest water company fines into local projects across the country to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas.| Water Magazine
The UK government's Circular Economy Taskforce has finally added e-waste to their list of priorities! What does that mean and what's next? The post Welcoming a roadmap for electricals appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Upper Calderdale Wildlife Group says the situation with Natural England is hopeless following Defra’s recent rejection of Natural England’s recommendation to set legally binding, strong targets for improving conditions at Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The quango’s ability to protect … Continue reading →| Upper Calder Valley Plain Speaker
Ban the Burn is underwhelmed by Defra’s 29th January press release about proposed legislation to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats. The UK government has been forced to legislate after it was clobbered … Continue reading →| Upper Calder Valley Plain Speaker
Over the weekend, Calder Valley again suffered horrendous flooding – the fourth in eight years. When Ban the Burn heard that Theresa Villiers, the Defra Sec of State, would be doing a walkabout in central Mytholmroyd on Wednesday between 9am … Continue reading →| Upper Calder Valley Plain Speaker
If it had been known last Christmas that a Labour government would be in power by July of this year, an imminent end of the cull would have been anticipated. With a public inquiry set up into how t…| The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers
Who is really in charge of Bovine TB control at Defra? It’s very strange. The brand new Labour Government’s manifesto says that badger culls are ‘ineffective’, yet they will …| The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers
The ‘targeted’ badger culling proposals of the last Government are rejected by the new Labour Government but the ‘ineffective’ badger culls still continue, pending a further Review. Lawyers acting …| The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers
