Agri Politics
Defra announces funding boost and new partnership with Forest for Cornwall
Defra and Forest for Cornwall have today (March 19), joined forces to form an innovative new National Woodland Creation Partnership...
Environment
Agri-Business
Planning permission granted for north-west wind farm
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon has today (March 16) announced her decision to grant planning permission for a wind...
Agri-Business
First Milk launches new project at Lake District Creamery to protect local watercourses
First Milk has today (Tuesday, March 16) announced the launch of a new environmental offset scheme at its Lake District...
Agri-Business
ASA reviewing more than 100 Oatly complaints
UK adverts watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority, has said it is still reviewing more than 100 complaints challenging environmental claims...
Environment
Government announces £2.7 million tree fund for local communities
A brand new funding initiative to increase tree planting and natural regeneration in local communities has been announced by the...
Environment
Conservation project 'could provide blueprint for wildlife recovery'
A new collaboration aims to show how farmers can work together to achieve the recovery of some of the UK’s...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to beware of oversold energy installations
Renewable energy offers huge potential for many farms, but landowners should be warned that some energy firms are trying to...
Agri Politics
Sustainable Farming Incentive is 'important step' - NFU
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) vice-president Tom Bradshaw has said that the delivery of the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot will be...
Environment
UK government launches new Environment Bill outlining 5 key principles
Government ministers will aim to put protecting the environment at the heart of future policy, under new plans set out...
Environment
Government encourages farmers to take part in Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot
Farmers are being encouraged to take part in the pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive – the next step in...
Environment
NSA warns Sustainable Farming Incentive is 'not a finished scheme'
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the first indication of how England’s new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) will...
Agri-Business
‘Unprecedented change’ proposed for NI’s electricity grid
SONI, the electricity transmission system operator for Northern Ireland, has announced plans to reform the grid to achieve Northern Ireland’s...
Environment
£40 million second round of Green Recovery Challenge fund opens
Grants of up to £2 million each as part of the Green Recovery Challenge fund are now available to help...
Agri-Business
NI hits new renewable energy milestone
Renewable energy generation in Northern Ireland has hit another major milestone as reduced consumption during the pandemic allowed renewables to...
Environment
Communities are 'vital' in supporting Scotland’s climate change response
Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has said communities are vital in supporting Scotland’s climate change response. The...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru questions lawfulness of new water quality regulations
NFU Cymru’s lawyers have written to the Welsh government to question the lawfulness of the decision to introduce new water...
Environment
Minister Lyons calls for crackdown on food waste
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Gordon Lyons has called for a crackdown on food waste amid revelations food makes up almost...
Dairy
Water regulations will 'kill off' Welsh family dairy farms - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) Milk and Dairy Produce committee says tenants, young farmers, new entrants and small and...
