UK opens consultation to modernise fertiliser rules and improve supply resilience
The UK government launched an eight-week consultation to update fertiliser regulation, support innovation, and strengthen farm-sector resilience to market shocks.
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The United Kingdom has issued its first regulatory approval for a CRISPR-edited crop under its new precision-breeding rules. The decision covers a Rothamsted Research barley line with higher lipid content that could improve forage…
The UK government launched an eight-week consultation to update fertiliser regulation, support innovation, and strengthen farm-sector resilience to market shocks.
A new law took effect in England and Wales on 18 March 2026, raising the maximum penalty for livestock worrying from £1,000 to an unlimited fine and expanding…
JD Spencer Farm Partnership pleaded guilty to illegal water discharges and failing to plan slurry spreading after two pollution incidents in November 2023 and March 2024; the partnership…