The UK's Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has put out a pipeline notice for the provision of "Future Hosting and Storage Services" worth £226.8m ($306.06m). According to the ...

The NFU has welcomed Defra's decision to make national soil data publicly accessible via the national soil map. The data can ...

The UK's Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has put out a Prior Information Notice for future hosting and storage services. In a notice published on August 23, Defra shared ...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is using “outdated”, “inefficient” and “expensive” IT systems at risk of failure or cyber attack, a parliamentary committee has warned.

Lord Benyon has been reappointed as parliamentary under secretary of state at Defra. Mr Benyon is the only Defra minister to have his responsibilities confirmed so far and he will be ‘minister for ...

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced on February 3, 2026, that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a PFAS Plan, a ...

The labelling requirements for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging will be introduced as part of a UK-wide statutory instrument later in 2023. The department for environment, food and ...

The Government department responsible for the environment is lagging far behind in developing policies that would steer the UK to becoming net zero, according to leaked documents given to the Observer ...

The fight against animal diseases like bird flu could be undermined by the poor state of the UK's main laboratory, warn public spending watchdogs. Some facilities at the government veterinary base in ...

Industry leaders have welcomed Defra’s response to their calls for a more robust Sustainable Farming Incentive for 2023, which provides much-needed clarity for farmers planning their businesses. Six ...

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released it’s sustainable IT strategy, outlining how it will work in partnership with government, industry and other actors to ...

A species of parakeet that threatens wildlife and crops is to be removed from the wild, the government has said. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the monk parakeet, ...