Environment

The Government has announced that funding to help English farmers tackle water and air pollution on their land will be doubled.

When it comes to land use in Scotland much attention is focused on increasing forestry cover, but the Scottish Government’s plans for peatland restoration are equally ambitious.

Farmers have raised concerns about the UK Government’s new tree planting grant scheme, warning it is ‘deeply unattractive’.

Farmers have raised concerns about the UK Governments new tree planting grant scheme, warning it is deeply unattractive.

Projects to create new woodland, deliver natural flood risk management and improve water quality are among an initial 27 schemes to benefit from a new fund to drive private investment in nature, Defra and Natural England have announced.

A cohort of farmers is calling on the Environment Agency to take action on a stretch of river before more homes are flooded and crops and wildlife habitats destroyed.

Red Tractor members will be able to opt into voluntary modules to demonstrate worker welfare and sustainability credentials over the coming years.

Red Tractor members will be able to opt into voluntary modules to demonstrate worker welfare and sustainability credentials over the coming years.

Tree species, location, soil type and exposure to weather must be taken into account to ensure farmers are planting trees in the best place for long-term success while still recognising food production.

The ‘backbone of Britain’s rural communities’ will be broken if small farms are allowed to go bust, Prince Charles has warned.