Farm Business

With high input costs fuelling interest in low-input systems, Cedric Porter reports from the Groundswell Event on how the economics of regenerative agriculture add up.

Three thirty-second videos on climate change, biodiversity, and plastics and packaging have been created to showcase ‘how progressive dairy in the UK really is’

Last week, regenerative agriculture conference Groundswell took place at Lannock Manor Farm in Hertfordshire. Cedric Porter and Jez Fredenburgh report on the highlights.

A new study has found the climate impact of food miles has been underestimated by 3.5-7.5 times, with transport accounting for 19 per cent of total food system emissions.

The peer charged with heading up a Government review into antimicrobial resistance in 2014 has warned doing trade deals with other countries risks undermining the progress made over recent years in the UK.

The processor said 50ppl would be a milestone achievement not just for Freshways but for the whole industry, believing it will be the first to hit this threshold on a standard litre basis. 

A smallholder has been received a 10-year ban from keeping farmed livestock after Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards found rotting carcases of a pig and a goat on her land.

Arla’s farmgate milk price for the standard manufacturing litre will increase by 1.66ppl from July 1

Farmers and landowners can utilise the Forestry Commission’s ‘flexible’ England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) to produce a woodland which meets their own objectives.

The poultry sector is working hard to attract and retain domestic staff. Emma Penny looks at the range of approaches businesses are taking to address the issue.