Environment, Food and Agriculture News

The Board has made an Order increasing rates of pay for agricultural workers by 1.8% with effect from 1st October 2013. The Agricultural Wages Regulations,...

With the heavy rainfall last week river anglers may be starting to look ahead to the month of October which is renowned as being productive for salmon and sea...

Now in its fifth year, the winners of the DEFA 'Tomorrows’ Farmer' award, sponsored by Shoprite, was announced at the Tomorrow’s Farmer Award ceremony at the...

Proposed increase of 1.8% to minimum pay for Agricultural Workers The Agricultural Wages Board for the Isle of Man proposes to make an Order increasing the...

Visitors to the Royal Manx Agricultural Show on Friday 9th August will be able to watch local chefs in action as they battle for the chance of a place in the...

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) and the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service are urging visitors to the countryside to take great...

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) has launched a public consultation designed to gather views on fisheries management for scallops,...

Biodiversity brings benefits worth at least 40 million a year to the Isle of Man according to a recent study, but this is the tip of the iceberg as this only...

The July sitting of Tynwald will consider detailed proposals of a financial aid package to help Isle of Man farmers whose livelihoods were badly affected by the...

Recent surveys have revealed the further spread of the disease, Phytophthora ramorum, across DEFA’s forests. This fungus-like disease causes lesions on the...