Environment

Jon Davies, director of RSK Wilding, explains why we should ignore any polarising rhetoric around farming and wildlife and get on with creating an agricultural landscape that is sustainable, biodiverse and productive.

Increasing the amount of meat substitutes eaten in processed products is likely to have ‘perverse’ environmental consequences, according to a top professor.

Sustainability, high quality, animal welfare and the sense of community are the things which make farmers most proud to be part of the UK industry.

Farming Minister Mark Spencer has batted away concerns that the increased Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme payments announced this morning (January 5) are ‘too little, too late’.

On-farm renewable energy projects are being severely hampered by an inability to secure grid connections and planning permission.

The energy crisis has sparked greater interest in renewables projects as farmers look for opportunities to slash their own bills or to diversify into producing energy for the National Grid.

A conservationist has warned that adopting a land sparing approach to food production would lead to ecological apartheid.

A conservationist has warned that adopting a ‘land sparing’ approach to food production would lead to ‘ecological apartheid’.

The Government has set out a raft of legally binding targets, including a 40 per cent reduction in on-farm nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants and a 16.5 per cent increase in woodland cover, to help boost the natural environment.

Does farming green mean farming in the red or black? From yields, to working capital and profitability, Jez Fredenburgh takes a look.