Environment

Letters: Wildfires – 'How much more of this 'head in the peat' attitude before common sense prevails?'

Environment

Letters: Wildfires – 'How much more of this 'head in the peat' attitude before common sense prevails?'

Farmers Guardian reader Adrian Thornton-Berry, emailed with his thoughts on the recent wildfires on peatlands in Wales

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Firefighters hospitalised in farm fertiliser store blaze

Environment

Firefighters hospitalised in farm fertiliser store blaze

Major incidents declared in Cairngorms and Essex as fires rage across the UK

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain rule changes ease planning for farm developments

Land and property

Biodiversity Net Gain rule changes ease planning for farm developments

Changes to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules coming into force on August 6 will remove a significant planning hurdle for many agricultural developments, according to H&H Land & Estates

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read
Nestle champions regenerative farming at Great Yorkshire Show

Environment

Nestle champions regenerative farming at Great Yorkshire Show

Visitors explored the importance of soil biodiversity through interactive games and a giant KitKat

clock 23 July 2026 • 4 min read
Food production at risk as extreme weather hampers water supply

Weather

Food production at risk as extreme weather hampers water supply

Farmers facing poor harvest returns as water companies impose usage bans

clock 22 July 2026 • 3 min read
Wildfires grip Wales as Scottish First Minister thanks emergency crews amid six-day Cairngorm blaze

Environment

Wildfires grip Wales as Scottish First Minister thanks emergency crews amid six-day Cairngorm blaze

FUW president calls for immediate action to preserve vital farmland

clock 21 July 2026 • 2 min read
Emergency crews battle blaze as wildfires spread across Cairngorms

Environment

Emergency crews battle blaze as wildfires spread across Cairngorms

Tourist area evacuated and roads closed as Scottish MP calls for end to SNP's 'flawed' muirburn licensing scheme

clock 16 July 2026 • 2 min read
Dartmoor ponies given protection after fears of culls

Environment

Dartmoor ponies given protection after fears of culls

The ponies will be removed from stocking rate calculations with a new pony supplement available for farmers and commoners

clock 16 July 2026 • 2 min read
Wildfires: Two teenagers arrested following arson attack on crop field in York

Environment

Wildfires: Two teenagers arrested following arson attack on crop field in York

Over the weekend areas across the UK were hit by surges in wildfires with some firefighters declaring major incidents

clock 14 July 2026 • 12 min read
Defra unveils multi-million-pound plan to protect nature in face of rising temperatures and climate change

Environment

Defra unveils multi-million-pound plan to protect nature in face of rising temperatures and climate change

New '30by30' scheme aims to turn nature recovery from ambition into action through a clear approach that helps farmers and land managers

clock 13 July 2026 • 2 min read