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Abi Kay

Abi Kay

Articles by Abi Kay

Former Energy Minister gets cold feet on net zero target

Farm Business

Former Energy Minister gets cold feet on net zero target

The Energy Minister who signed the net zero by 2050 target into law has questioned whether the approach is the right one.

clock 19 August 2021 • 2 min read
Organic Flintshire dairy farmer warns badgers putting lapwings at risk

Farm Life

Organic Flintshire dairy farmer warns badgers putting lapwings at risk

An organic dairy farmer from Flintshire has warned increasing numbers of badgers are putting lapwings on his land at risk.

clock 17 August 2021 • 2 min read
Landmark UN report warns current way of recording methane emissions 'distorting'

Livestock

Landmark UN report warns current way of recording methane emissions 'distorting'

Leading scientists from across the world have warned the current methodology for recording methane emissions from livestock is distorting our understanding of climate change.

clock 16 August 2021 • 2 min read
Landmark UN report warns current way of recording methane emissions distorting

Livestock

Landmark UN report warns current way of recording methane emissions distorting

Leading scientists from across the world have warned the current methodology for recording methane emissions from livestock is distorting our understanding of climate change.

clock 16 August 2021 • 2 min read
Farmers urged to make safety a priority after four farm deaths in two weeks

Farm Life

Farmers urged to make safety a priority after four farm deaths in two weeks

Britain’s workplace regulator has urged farmers to improve safety after four deaths were recorded on farm in just over two weeks.

clock 13 August 2021 • 2 min read
Landlords seeking rent increases to cushion blow of BPS loss

Farm Business

Landlords seeking rent increases to cushion blow of BPS loss

The Tenant Farmers Association has warned landlords are pursuing rent rises more fervently this year to cushion the blow of upcoming Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) cuts.

clock 13 August 2021 • 2 min read
Tree planting push drives marginal grazing land prices up

Farm Business

Tree planting push drives marginal grazing land prices up

A push to plant trees across Scotland has driven marginal grazing land prices up, with a knock-on effect on better land.

clock 12 August 2021 • 2 min read
Media campaign to save alpaca Geronimo ignores 160,000 cattle destroyed

Livestock

Media campaign to save alpaca Geronimo ignores 160,000 cattle destroyed

A dairy farmer has said it ‘beggars belief’ that the media have launched a campaign to save a single bTB-positive alpaca while ignoring the 160,000 cattle which have been destroyed during the 4-year fight to keep him alive.

clock 10 August 2021 • 2 min read
UK Board of Trade claims buying local not always environmentally sustainable

Farm Life

UK Board of Trade claims buying local not always environmentally sustainable

The Board of Trade, a Government body headed up by Trade Secretary Liz Truss, has claimed buying local food is ‘not always the most environmentally sustainable choice’.

clock 05 August 2021 • 2 min read
Anger as Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths threatens to close chicken sheds

Farm Business

Anger as Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths threatens to close chicken sheds

Farmers have reacted angrily to a threat from Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths to ‘close’ chicken sheds in order to tackle water pollution.

clock 04 August 2021 • 2 min read
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