Common Agricultural Policy

Government hopes Bill will be passed by the Spring, paving the way for payments under new subsidy scheme that prioritises environmental action to be delivered in 2021

The government is preparing to publish its long-awaited Environment Bill - and its contents will be crucial to post-Brexit green governance

Farming trade body sets out aims for habitat restoration, energy crops, meat productivity and government policy support

Call for Evidence will consider how the food industry must change to drive growth while preserving the environment

Defra announces fourth round of Country Stewardship Facilitation Fund to support flood management, tree planting, and habitat protection projects

The new Environment Secretary's address at the Countryfile Live festival yesterday - in full

British farming subsidies should focus on funding organic and regenerative farming systems, argues Green MEP Molly Scott Cato

Michael Gove declares new legislation underscores opportunity to deliver a "Green Brexit"

Efra Committee raises fears over how 'payments for public good' subsidy scheme will be co-ordinated, and calls for more details on funding

Department at the heart of major post-Brexit environmental policy challenges has hired 1,150 new staff members