New legislation that will make it harder for people to sell stolen metal is good news for the farming industry, the NFU has said

Defra launches the Ecosystems Knowledge Network: a resource for anyone wanting to share knowledge or learn about the practical benefits of an ecosystems approach

Wiltshire-based company Malaby Biogas has become the first recipient of a loan from a £10m anaerobic digestion fund launched in July last year by Defra and administered by WRAP

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government have today called together retailers, manufacturers and local authorities to bring an end to excessive packaging and recycling confusion

A Government-backed drive to boost exports of British food and drink to high growth markets like India and China will be an engine for economic growth, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice said today

The UK is due to be hit by wintry showers and hail, possibly with snow in some areas, as cooler weather is predicted

The UK is set to be amongst the best prepared nations for the implications of climate change following publication of a groundbreaking study into the threats the country faces

The Open Farm Sunday organisers are encouraging more farmers than ever to throw back the gates and show the public first-hand how their food is produced

Protecting the land of highest priority for biodiversity conservation also delivers significant, life-sustaining services and income to the world’s most impoverished people, according to a new study published this month in the journal, BioScience. Yet conservation efforts and poverty alleviation efforts are both at risk of failing, since this ‘natural capital’ is grossly undervalued in the global marketplace

Local authorities across the UK have pledged their support to the latest Chewing Gum Action Group’s campaign in a bid to rid our streets of the sticky issue of gum litter