Agriculture
Farming, food and rural affairs in the UK, written from Defra papers, agency notices and published farm data.
AGRICULTURE
Newcastle disease research marks 100 years in UK
Experts from six countries met at the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Weybridge to review a century of work on the poultry virus, last seen in the UK in 2006.
Whitehall Minute
AGRICULTURE
Budget for England’s farm environment schemes hits £1.9bn
Stephen Morgan, a minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said spending on Environmental Land Management schemes was planned to reach £2bn by…
Whitehall Minute
AGRICULTURE
UK fishing quota falls to lowest since 2022
The 2026 total is the lowest since 2022, though its estimated value is put at £1.06bn, figures given to Parliament by minister Stephen Morgan show.
Whitehall Minute
