Contents tagged with Brexit

New Zealand farming production systems – Dairy

14 December 2023

New Zealand farming production systems – Dairy

We look at how dairy farming in New Zealand compares with that in the UK.
New Zealand farming production systems – Beef and Sheep

18 August 2022

New Zealand farming production systems – Beef and Sheep

We look at how beef and sheep farming in New Zealand compares with that in the UK.

New Zealand farming production systems - Overview

13 November 2023

New Zealand farming production systems - Overview

We look at how agriculture in New Zealand compares with that in the UK.

Insight on the SFI from Janet Hughes

6 March 2025

Insight on the SFI from Janet Hughes

In this guest blog, Janet Hughes, Director of Future Farming and Countryside (Defra), shares the approach Defra are taking in terms of the design of the SFI and her vision for the future.
Applications for SFI 2022 open

20 March 2025

Applications for SFI 2022 open

SFI 2022 applications are open from today. Is it for you? Find out where to get the latest information and resources to help you make an informed decision.
UK-GCC free trade agreement negotiations launched

3 February 2025

UK-GCC free trade agreement negotiations launched

On 22nd June 2022, The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for International Trade of the United Kingdom, and H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council officially announced the launch of the UK-GCC FTA negotiations.
New Zealand agricultural policy

9 August 2022

New Zealand agricultural policy

Since the reform of its agricultural policies in the mid-1980s, production and trade distorting policies have almost disappeared in New Zealand, and the level of support to agricultural producers has been the lowest among OECD countries. The main focus of agricultural policies in New Zealand is on animal disease control, relief payments in the event of natural disasters, and the agricultural knowledge and information system.

Horizon Blog: Can profitability and sustainability work in harmony in the SFI?

14 July 2022

Horizon Blog: Can profitability and sustainability work in harmony in the SFI?

There’s no reason why farmers can't be profitable food producers as well as environmental custodians, but it depends on the success of the new schemes being developed.

Horizon Blog: Is our focus on new trade deals misplaced?

31 May 2022

Horizon Blog: Is our focus on new trade deals misplaced?

As we approach year two of reductions in Basic Payments in England, and as those reductions increase in size for most farmers, I have been reflecting on my team’s work since the EU referendum.
Horizon Blog: Defra’s difficult balancing act

3 February 2025

Horizon Blog: Defra’s difficult balancing act

Defra’s difficult balancing act
Horizon blog: Talks commence on UK-Canada free trade deal

3 February 2025

Horizon blog: Talks commence on UK-Canada free trade deal

The UK and Canada have launched negotiations on a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Ottawa
Food security in the UK

28 March 2024

Food security in the UK

The UK government have committed to publishing a report relating to food security in the UK at least once every three years as part of the Agriculture Act 2020 and the first report was published just before Christmas.

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