Food and Drink Sector council agrees on annual priorities
The Food and Drink Sector Council has agreed on priorities for the next 12 months, including a focus on boosting skills, agricultural productivity, improving the nation’s nutrition and building on emerging proposals to establish a sector deal. The council will set up...
Theresa May launches 25-year Environmental Plan
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the 25 Year Environmental Plan, outlining steps to eliminate plastic waste by the end of 2042. In order to achieve this, the Government will extend the 5p carrier bag charge to all retailers in England, while also working with...
Gove outlines post-Brexit farming funding and food policy
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has set out plans for the way farming subsidies will be funded and the food policy that Defra will be focusing to deliver after Brexit. Speaking at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference, Gove announced that the Government would...
