Environment
25% of EU agriculture land to be organically farmed by 2030
One-quarter of agricultural land in the EU will be under organic farming by the year 2030, according to the EU’s...
Environment
Environment
Farmers urged to act now to avail of Water Capital Grants
Farmers looking to apply for Water Capital Grants under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) need to contact their local Catchment...
Environment
Oxford research: Livestock emission calculations could be ‘unfair and inefficent’
The way that governments are setting targets for different greenhouse gas emissions could be “unfair, inefficient and dangerous,” according to...
Environment
Marian Spain appointed new Natural England chief executive
Marian Spain has been appointed as the new chief executive of Natural England, taking the post on a permanent basis...
Environment
Calls for councils to reopen recycling centres as fly-tipping continues
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on councils to reopen recycling centres, with incidences of fly-tipping said to be...
Environment
Calls for councils to reopen recycling centres as fly-tipping continues
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on councils to reopen recycling centres, with incidences of fly-tipping said to be...
Environment
Galloway wildfire spans 15km² of gorse, grassland and forest
Firefighters have are working to put out the final flames of a large wildfire which spread across 15km² of countryside...
Environment
Sheep cross Strangford Lough on barge, continuing 200-year-old island farming tradition
We might not have any holidays of our own planned any time soon but 150 sheep got a cruise experience...
Agri-Business
Study looking to harvest combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines
Rothamsted scientists are assessing whether flower-rich margins, hedgerows or tree lines are helping improve yield and asking farmers to help...
Arable
‘Agriculture is going full throttle; yet emissions remain the same’ – US scientist
Agriculture is going “full throttle” across the globe, yet the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remain at pre-Covid-19 levels, it...
Rural Life
Farmers report surge in fly-tipping incidents as lockdown sees dumps closed
Rural areas around the UK have seen a dramatic increase in fly-tipping over the last number of weeks, with many...
Agri-Business
Union warns plans to push forward all-Wales NVZ will only add to Covid-19 burden
Farmers in Wales say they are “astonished” that controversial draft regulations for an all-Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zone have been pushed...
Environment
Shropshire farmers plant 4,000 trees in anticipation of ELMS changes
Farmers in Shropshire have planted nearly 4,000 native trees after Severn Trent gave out tree-packs at two local events, to...
Rural Life
Land managers asked to stop muirburn during Covid-19 pandemic
Moorland managers are being urged by Scottish Land & Estates not to undertake muirburn (controlled burning of heather) during the...
Agri-Business
Government measures for flood-stricken farms 'a huge relief'
The National Farmers’ Union has welcomed a range of measures brought in to help farmers in England recover from extreme...
Environment
UK’s first ‘super’ National Nature Reserve on Purbeck Heaths
With the growing need for a bigger, better and more collective approach to nature conservation, seven leading partners have joined...
Environment
AHDB succeeds in challenging red meat misinformation
AHDB has successfully challenged claims by Quorn and the BBC over the environmental impact of red meat in the UK....
Environment
Farm sustainability assessment called for at 'Energy and Rural Business Show'
Calls for a single, harmonised farm sustainability assessment were made at Energy and Rural Business Show earlier this month, in...
