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Abi Kay

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Articles by Abi Kay

Modernising the image of British game

Farm Life

Modernising the image of British game

The British Game Alliance (BGA) appointed its new chief executive Liam Stokes in July. Abi Kay spoke to him to find out what his priorities are for the sector.

clock 21 August 2020 • 4 min read
'Brains of Brexit' Shanker Singham tells all about his views on farming and trade

Farm Business

'Brains of Brexit' Shanker Singham tells all about his views on farming and trade

New Trade and Agriculture Commission member Shanker Singham has not always had the best reputation in the farming community. Abi Kay speaks to him to find out how he thinks UK farmers can be protected in a post-Brexit world.

clock 21 August 2020 • 7 min read
Research shows buying milk substitutes is less sustainable than dairy

Livestock

Research shows buying milk substitutes is less sustainable than dairy

Vegans who buy milk substitutes are harming the planet and would be better switching to cow’s milk, according to a new study.

clock 17 August 2020 • 2 min read
Tree planting will not mitigate climate change without action on peatlands, says CPRE

Arable

Tree planting will not mitigate climate change without action on peatlands, says CPRE

Government plans to capture carbon through tree planting will be severely undermined unless radical action is taken to cut emissions from degraded peatlands, according to new analysis from countryside charity CPRE.

clock 17 August 2020 • 2 min read
Defra's ELMs faces fresh criticism after documents reveal its similarity to old schemes

Arable

Defra's ELMs faces fresh criticism after documents reveal its similarity to old schemes

Defra’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme is facing fresh criticism, after newly-shared documents suggested it will bear ‘more than a passing resemblance’ to old agri-environment arrangements.

clock 14 August 2020 • 2 min read
Anger as WG commits to introduce agricultural water pollution law in Clean Air Plan

Arable

Anger as WG commits to introduce agricultural water pollution law in Clean Air Plan

NFU Cymru has reacted angrily to a Welsh Government (WG) commitment in its Clean Air Plan to introduce a new agricultural water pollution law.

clock 12 August 2020 • 2 min read
No deal could lead to premature slaughter of 'millions of lambs'

Livestock

No deal could lead to premature slaughter of 'millions of lambs'

A no-deal Brexit at the end of this year could lead to the premature slaughter of ‘millions of lambs’, a peer has warned, as pressure on the Government to protect agriculture ramped up.

clock 12 August 2020 • 2 min read
Brexit border disruption could see British poultry breeding companies relocate

Livestock

Brexit border disruption could see British poultry breeding companies relocate

Highly successful British poultry breeding companies are considering relocating if there is significant disruption at the UK-EU border when the Brexit transition period comes to an end in December.

clock 12 August 2020 • 2 min read
UK to uphold sugarbeet neonic ban as France grants three-year derogation

Arable

UK to uphold sugarbeet neonic ban as France grants three-year derogation

The UK Government has said it plans to keep the ban on using neonicotinoids to protect sugar beet, as France granted a three-year derogation to begin in the 2021 campaign.

clock 11 August 2020 • 2 min read
GWCT launches fact-checking website to challenge misreporting of ecological science

Arable

GWCT launches fact-checking website to challenge misreporting of ecological science

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has launched a fact-checking website to challenge misreporting of ecological science.

clock 10 August 2020 • 1 min read
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