Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024 ...

The government has set out a long-term plan to improve farm profitability and strengthen the food supply chain, but the NFU warns ambition must be matched by investment.

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (Aims) has urged Defra to rethink the Sustainable Farming Incentive’s (SFI) ...

A transgender woman is suing a government department for allegedly creating a “hostile environment” for trans people which ...

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 ...

Agricultural enterprises will be able to apply for additional funding to help turn on-farm business ideas and new ...

Farmers could miss out on 2026 Capital Grants unless they get key evidence ready before applications open later this month, ...

The UK's Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has extended its contract with Kyndryl for another year. In an agreement valued at £2.28 million ($2.83m), Kyndryl will help Defra ...

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is leading a project to ensure sustainability considerations are factored into the UK government’s cloud strategy, Computer Weekly has ...

Outdated IT systems are damaging the work of the government department in charge of protecting the environment and supporting farmers, MPs say. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ...