Environment

Over past two years, 70 farmers have been told to install water metres owing to excess usage

Scottish Government said it has not made plans in considering the loss of prime agricultural land as a result of an overhead power line between Kintore in Aberdeenshire and Tealing in Angus

Alan Lovell was challenged by Lincolnshire arable farmer Andrew Ward at NFU Conference 2024 to understand the impact flooding had on the health and well-being of farmers

NFU Cymru said Welsh farmers had waited four years for the review and it had failed to reflect ‘the sheer desperation of farmers in Wales in grappling with the impracticality of the regulations'

Government says plans to redefine 'deep peat' will protect human health and environment

Farmers and growers who are dedicated to regenerative farming practices in their own operations met with King Charles to talk about the importance of soil health and how to encourage other farmers to adopt low-input techniques

Mr Juniper, former president of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and adviser to King Charles, has been reappointed as chair of Natural England for a third term

The NFU has welcomed the ‘long overdue’ UK Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) but warned it was unclear how it would be supported and delivered

Wildfarmed's Andy Cato writes on Defra's SFI24 closure, why it is vital that farmers receive support for their efforts in nature and climate recovery, and why nature-rich food production should be seen as the most valuable of investments rather than a subsidy by Government

Environmental groups back farmers and join condemnation of Government announcement