Defra

The UK temperature is rising and that brings the risk of new pests becoming established in the UK, posing threats to agriculture and forestry warns the Met Office

John Powell is currently head of agricultural sectors team at Defra

Defra says return is being carefully managed to minimise any potential conflict with farming and food production

The tool is available now for England and Wales, via the GOV.UK website, with a Scotland release expected later this year

Livestock farmer says delays risk undoing any progress on 'devastating disease'

Defra says support will move cutting-edge research into practical tools farmers can use

Agreements worth just under £59m will be issued to more than 4,000 farm businesses

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Trevor Black, York, argues that Government and political policies are undermining British farming, food security and rural communities in favour of external interests

The former NFU president on why levy boards and associations can no longer 'kick the can down the road' when it comes to farm profitability

Defra and the Welsh Government have confirmed their intention to permit the feeding pig and poultry processed animal protein (PAP) for the first time since it was banned in the 1990s as a BSE control