DEFRA Farming Annual Report 2025 to 2026
This report provides an overview of what Defra delivered through the Farming and Countryside Programme during 2025 to 2026 and how funding was allocated across ...
News & Views
Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
Public Consultation for Fairtrade International's Certification Programme
Fairtrade International, representing around 2 million farmers and workers across 22 member organisations, is the first programme to be benchmarked against both...
Update to Defra's Nutrient Management Planning Tool
Defra’s Nutrient Management Planning Tool is designed to help make nutrient planning simpler. The online tool has just been updated to include a calculator that...
Cooling-off Rights Under New DMCCA Subscription Contracts Regime
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) is currently developing secondary legislation and guidance for the new subscription contracts ...
Seeking Industry Feedback on EU Ethylene Restrictions for Organic Products.
The FPC invites feedback from members who are involved in the ripening and storage of organic produce....
#UKHorticultureMonth
The East Malling Trust and The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, are inviting you to join them in creating #UKHorticultureMonth this coming November With a numb...
HSE Monitoring and Control of PPPs in the UK Report 2025
HSE publishes report on the monitoring and control of PPPs in the UK in 2025 The report describes the official controls carried out in 2025 by HSE, and by other...
Fair Work Agency Delivery Plan 2026 to 2027 Published
The Fair Work Agency’s 2026 to 2027 delivery plan sets out its priorities, activities and performance measures for its first year of operation. It explains how ...
New Drought Support for Farmers
A new post, “New drought support for farmers” has just been published on the Gov.UK Farming Blog. Farmers affected by extreme dry weather can now benefit from ...
FPC Annual General Meeting 2026 — Board Update
Members can find the board update from the recent Fresh Produce Consortium’s Annual General Meeting. ...
Capital Grants 2026 offer now open
Capital Grants 2026 Now Open for Applications On 30 July 2026, DEFRA opened the Capital Grants 2026 offer for applications. Capital Grants help farmers invest i...
Stronger Together Modern Slavery eLearning Launch
Stronger Together has bought their eLearning courses together in one place, with a newly dedicated Learning Management System (LMS) embedded on the Stronger Tog...