Crispin Truman to take up appointment in autumn.

British growers cannot wait until we've left the EU. The government must introduce a new Seasonal Agricultural Permit Scheme soon – or British fruit could be left to rot on the branch

A ‘One Health’ initiative, led by the British Veterinary Association (BVA), to promote ways of reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals and humans has been shortlisted for the Antibiotic Guardian Award 2017.

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will once again be heading to the National Pet Show, this year held from 6-7 May at the Excel in London. The College will be focusing on promoting its Find a Vet search function and the Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) to visitors.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Philip Lowndes MRCVS as its new Board Chairman.

The Campaign to Protect Rural England has welcomed the Government’s newly launched National Litter Strategy, which it believes will pave the way to a cleaner England. 

In the second of a series of articles analysing the impact of Brexit on the Natural Environment, Dods Monitoring’s Environmental Consultant Ben Rayner explores the future for farming in a post-CAP world. 

After new figures showed the rise in chocolate poisoning, the British Veterinary Association urged dog owners to watch out for their pets.

The Government has today launched its National Litter Strategy, which includes a concrete pledge to look into deposit return systems for drinks containers, measures to tackle roadside littering and greater analysis of packaging design.

The Woodland Trust has discovered Phase 2 of HS2 will have a serious effect on the natural environment.

New findings reveal that the answer to Bugs Bunny's well-known catchphrase "What's up Doc?" might have been "Stop eating the carrot!" as 85% of vets have serious concerns about rabbits' health due to the wrong food, according to a survey from the British Veterinary Association (BVA).  

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has set up a Working Party to consider whether new legislation to regulate the profession may be appropriate.

Regulations requiring local authorities to develop and publish brownfield land registers come into force on Easter Day (16 April).

Two in five (44%) vets cannot reunite missing or stray dogs with their owners due to incorrect information on the microchip database reveals the British Veterinary Association (BVA) one year on from the introduction of compulsory microchipping for dogs in England, Scotland and Wales (6 April 2016).

Recognising when a pet is overweight is the top issue vets and vet nurses wish UK pet owners knew about their animals, according to new findings released for National Pet Month (April).

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) should remain a key option in the UK’s future low carbon energy system and could present a considerable economic opportunity, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).

Neil Parish MP argues that current sentencing guidelines are neither a strict enough punishment nor a suitable deterrent for animal abusers.

Triggering of Article 50 should mark an increase in certainty and stability for NOAH member businesses.

CPRE outlines the areas which it will be watching closely during the Brexit negotiations.

A new ‘On the pulse’ session will be introduced at this year’s Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) Discussion Forum, building on the annual event’s usual discussion and debate on key areas of animal welfare.

Comic Relief admitted the t-shirts would be incredibly difficult to withdraw from sale at this late stage in their campaign (culminating on 24 March), from a logistics point of view. 

Conservative government ‘used to getting hands dirty in Latin America’ union says.

A report published today by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee says the current Government is failing to ensure realisation of the huge environmental, social and economic benefits of forestry, which Defra says are worth at least £1.8billion to the UK economy each year.