Environment, Food and Agriculture News
DEFA samples meat products to ensure local meat is free from horsemeat
Integrity and trust is essential in the food chain particularly with regard to the authenticity of processed food ingredients and unfortunately the public’s...
Friday, 5 April 2013
Spotlight on local Manx produce
As the identity of food ingredients continues to make the headlines, there is even more value and interest than usual to knowing more about local Manx produce....
Monday, 11 March 2013
Peel fisherman pleads guilty to retaining undersize scallops
On 15 of February, Robert Parton, skipper of the Peel based fishing vessel, Benolas PL11 appeared before the Deputy High Bailiff, Mrs Jayne Hughes, in court in...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
DEFA responds positively to budget challenges
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) has reduced its 2013/2014 revenue budget by £668,000 to £14.303 million in response to the need to...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
DEFA responds positively to budget challenges
Summary
2013/14 budget of £14.3m represents reduction of 4.5% on previous year. Savings of over £800,000 required
Compares with budget in 2010/11 of...
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Department commences consultation on houses in multiple occupancy
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has today released a consultation document on secondary legislation relating to the regulation of a flat or...
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture highlights benefits of buying local meat in the wake of UK 'horsemeat' scandal
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has highlighted the recent issues with the provenance of processed food sold by UK retailers as a reminder...
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Nominations for the 2013 Tomorrows' Farmer Award
The search is on to find the very best farmers on the Isle of Man as the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture launches the nomination process for...
Monday, 4 February 2013
Climate impacts happening quicker than expected
Renowned climate economist and author of the 2006 ‘Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change’ Lord Nicholas Stern admits he got it wrong during a...
Friday, 1 February 2013
Ongoing development of Food Park is good news
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has confirmed that the continuing development of the Isle of Man Food Park in Peel, of benefit to Peel and...
Friday, 1 February 2013