Transparency data: Defra: workforce management information May 2025
Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs. read more
Energy & Environment
Statistics at Defra
We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity. read more
Research: Sheep and goat pox in Europe
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox in Europe since September 2022. read more
Guidance: Bird flu: rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone. read more
Guidance: Yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet: laboratory confirmed UK sightings
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina). read more