Environment

The report recommended the Government to fund the widespread, standardised testing of soil through its Environmental Land Management schemes and to work with industry on an agreed set of metrics of soil health by next year

The selected projects will now begin their two-year development phase to finalise arrangements

When it comes to SFI uptake, about 6,600 applications have been started but not yet submitted and only 800 agreements are live with farmers delivering on required outcomes

Defra Secretary promises a raft of measures including a new National Park to help connect people to nature

Jeremy Moody, secretary and adviser to the CAAV, said farmers can help reduce emissions through slurry storage

The NFU said NatWest's banking app had 'oversimplified' messaging on cutting red meat and dairy to reduce carbon footprint

With a general election looming soon, Carter Jonas take a look what could happen if there is a change in Government

AHDB has analysed the effect of stacking elements of the SFI on arable, beef and sheep, dairy and mixed farms in England, as well as how to combine actions within the scheme

Farming, education, finance and other industries will come together for Countryside COP next week to discuss the role of UK agriculture and the rural economy in combatting climate change

UK Climate Change Committee called for more funding to ensure agricultural sector was ‘resilient to the effects of climate change', as well as better recognition of the unique demands on tenant farmers