Press release: Tighter restrictions on oak tree imports to come into force

Tighter measures on the import of oak trees to come into force in England to protect the country against oak processionary moth




Research and analysis: African swine fever in pigs in China

Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for African swine fever in China.




Research and analysis: African swine fever in pigs and boars in Europe

Updated outbreak assessment for African swine fever in wild boar and domestic pigs in Eastern Europe and Belgium.




Corporate information: 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.




Press release: Three new general licences announced

Three new general licences for the killing or taking of wild birds in England will be issued on Friday 14 June.