Environment

A family run seed trader in Wiltshire is using its demonstration farm to support farmers in meeting requirements for environmental grants

Nature Friendly Farming Network's Martin Lines writes on how farmers can solve some of the most pressing issues society faces, from food security to climate breakdown, but they are being undermined by warm words and a lack of support from Government

Defra published its new Environmental plan on December 1 alongside its announcement of a £500 million boost to the Landscape Recovery project

With farmers still waiting on certainty on the Sustainable Farming Incentive and others, Carter Jonas’ Chris Turner takes a look at what can be done now

The investigation into the illegal waste dumping continues after an arrest was made earlier in the week. Now multi-agency work aims to prevent further environmental threats to the surrounding land and waterway

Research found that most farmers (68%) want to do more to make their farms more environmentally friendly, but 96% cite inconsistent environmental standards and data reporting as a key barrier

Rainfall has already caused flooding across parts of the North of England

Interest in wind turbines is increasing following the UK Government’s lifting of the ban on onshore development, but the planning system remains ‘complex and opaque’

In a joint project by the Lake District National Park Authority, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and through working closely with farmers, 23 football pitches worth of hay meadows has been restored

Farmers are supporting nature restoration and wildlife by keeping sediment on-farm which could also help businesses reclaim and reuse productive soil that would otherwise be lost downstream