Environment

More than half of UK farmers have adopted regenerative practices

Environment

More than half of UK farmers have adopted regenerative practices

New research from Barclays finds that 80% of surveyed farmers have adopted or are planning to adopt regenerative farming practices

clock 02 July 2026 • 2 min read
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier to be opened up to more farmers

Environment

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier to be opened up to more farmers

Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds made the announcement today at Groundswell

clock 02 July 2026 • 4 min read
Lack of coordinated action risks destroying England's moorland, warns rural group

Environment

Lack of coordinated action risks destroying England's moorland, warns rural group

Government accused of 'burying its head in the sand' as National Resilience data shows there have been 306 recorded wildfires in England and Wales so far this year

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Wildfires – a growing threat Government can no longer ignore

Environment

Opinion: Wildfires – a growing threat Government can no longer ignore

Jane Thynne, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business, reflects on the hot weather and fires in the countryside

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farmers encouraged to examine Farming with Nature options

Environment

Farmers encouraged to examine Farming with Nature options

The scheme which opened today (June 30) contains a number of options which may be suitable for farm businesses, including hedgerow planting and multi-species winter cover crops

clock 30 June 2026 • 2 min read
Lloyds and Wildfarmed partner on new fund aiming to make regen transition commercially viable

Farm Business

Lloyds and Wildfarmed partner on new fund aiming to make regen transition commercially viable

The bank and regenerative farming business have launched a ‘Food and Nature Resilience Fund’

clock 29 June 2026 • 2 min read
Efra chair says Natural England's wildfire policy has failed to take account of upland farmers

Environment

Efra chair says Natural England's wildfire policy has failed to take account of upland farmers

Alistair Carmichael moorland residents are often first responders without whose support more damage would be done

clock 28 June 2026 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

Dairy

Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

Matthew Elphick, a regenerative dairy farmer from Redhill, Surrey, explains why he has chosen the regenerative route and the challenges it brings

clock 27 June 2026 • 3 min read
New approach to help Government-owned land support nature recovery

Environment

New approach to help Government-owned land support nature recovery

The Government said as the biggest UK landowner, it had a unique opportunity to show how nature can be restored at scale while delivering essential public services

clock 26 June 2026 • 3 min read
Wildfire rips through 990 acres of Derbyshire moorland

Environment

Wildfire rips through 990 acres of Derbyshire moorland

Crews from across the region and beyond battle two-day blaze amid further extreme heat warnings

clock 26 June 2026 • 2 min read