Last week, ADBA responded to Defra’s Extended Producer Responsibility consultation. The consultation laid out governments plans to incentivise packaging producers to design easy to recycle packaging by making them responsible for the management costs incurred throughout the entire waste management…
ADBA took part in a working group hosted by Defra this week to explore their ammonia emission mitigation policy proposals and encourage stakeholders to discuss the pros and cons of each of possible options. Defra will be issuing a formal…
Last week, Defra released an overview of the anticipated Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMS) and is calling on farmers to register their interest in taking part in the next stage of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. The SFI, one…
Last week ADBA attended the Environment Agency’s Biowaste Regulatory Forum. The forum covers all things biowaste and is attended by representatives from across the industry, including the EA, Defra, and other trade associations. During the meeting, the EA raised several…
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Following members feedback from direct discussions, an online survey, and members meeting that was attended by 55 people, ADBA submitted its response to Defra’s consultation. Defra’s consultations was a regulator review of the Farming Rules for Water (2018). When the…
The New Year is well and truly underway now and there are a handful of consultations deadlines throughout January. The consultations to acknowledge and provide ADBA with feedback on are outlined below. By feeding into ADBA you have your say…
The Environment Agency recently concluded its 4-yearly review of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) for the period 2021-2024. It advised the Secretary of State that there has been no substantive change in patterns of nitrate pollution in England, concluding the NVZs…
On 30 November 2020 The Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Environment Secretary, unveiled his plans for the agricultural transition period at an Oxford Farming Conference. Defra released the document ‘The Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to…
The Environment Bill was introduced to parliament on 15 October 2019 and was re-introduced following general election on 30 January 2020. The policy paper on the Environmental Bill was last updated on 21 October 2020. The Bill will help deliver…
