Transparency data: Defra accounting officer assessments

Accounting officer assessment summaries for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) programmes and projects.




Press release: New pilot requirement for tree suppliers announced to strengthen UK biosecurity

From June 2022, applicants to government tree planting grants must source saplings from approved suppliers.




Research: ACRE advice: application for a field trial of genetically modified barley (21/R54/01)

ACRE’s advice on an application to carry out a field trial of genetically modified barley.




Guidance: EIA (Agriculture) regulations: apply to make changes to rural land

Find out when you need to apply for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening or consent decision to change rural land use.




Statistics: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.