The Environmental Audit Committee have launched a Call for Evidence (CFE) seeking to understand more about soil health, the causes of decline in soil health and how best the government can accelerate soil restoration in England. Issues identified by the…
Cross compliance guidance has been published by Defra for 2023; it aims to simplify the various rules that farmers who claim certain payments are expected to follow for 2023. Those who need to comply with cross compliance are farmers/ land…
On the 30th of November 2022, the policy team attended the final GGSS forum of 2022. The Ofgem team provided updates on the GGSS, including the number of applications and tariff grants granted so far. A few applications had been…
On Tuesday the 29th of November, I contributed to a workshop held by CIWEM on developing a National Bioresources Strategy. Assisted by Atkins, CIWEM are aiming to provide a long-term route map for the bioresources sector to 2050. The two…
Due to extreme increases in energy prices, artificial fertiliser production has become economically unviable. Currently all mineral fertilizer production in the UK is suspended. CF Fertilisers UK announced that they will temporarily halt ammonia production at Billingham, instead importing ammonia…
We live in an age of crises. Be that the energy crisis, the looming climate crisis, the fertiliser crisis, the food security crisis, and the repeated CO2 crises- it is evident that in the UK at least, we are ever…
ScotGov have issued a consultation on their proposed Agriculture Bill. The consultation covers a wide range of topics such as payments to land managers, climate change adaptations and mitigations, nature protection and restoration, food production, skills and knowledge transfers, administration,…
ADBA will be responding to the consultation on improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England and this is your chance to input your views. The workshop will be held on Teams on Friday the 26th of…
ADBA is submitting a response to Defra on the improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England. This consultation proposes that from 2024, large food businesses will be required to report food waste tonnage and destinations for…
The 25 Year Environment Plan was first published in 2018 and set out the vision of a clean, sustainable and thriving environment which would improve human lives by providing green economic growth, equal opportunities and engagement with the natural environment.…
