Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has written to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, urging him to place agriculture and national ...

Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh has announced that she is leaving Defra, but will continue serving as MP for Coventry ...

The Government has rejected MPs’ recommendations for how it should engage with the UK fishing industry. While the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) agrees with the EFRA ...

The NFU has urged the new Defra Secretary of State to accelerate action on water shortages, planning delays and farm ...

Alistair Carmichael MP said fishermen already held the government in “poor regard” - and its latest response had done little ...

Scottish Conservative MP Harriet Cross has urged new environment secretary Angela Eagle to make backing British agriculture an immediate ...

Andy Burnham has become Prime Minister as farming leaders urge action on tenant farming, sustainable food production and long-term ...

A dog that suffered a "nasty" paw injury after becoming caught in what its owners believe was a snare has prompted calls for ...

Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first ...

Dame Angela Eagle has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as part of Prime Minister ...

Defra modelling says Simpler Recycling, packaging extended producer responsibility and the Deposit Return Scheme will deliver ...

A marine heatwave has caused a sealife shift, with some species, such as octopus, being more common, and others suffering, ...