Environment

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee has said farmers should feel reassured after the Government announced its support for the committee’s recent tree planting report.

Running a bath can have a higher carbon footprint than eating 4oz of British beef, the author of a new book has said.

A third generation Yorkshire tenant farmer is battling to save his business after an energy firm announced plans to install a solar panel farm on the site.

Farming more sustainability must be profitable and not come at the expense of food production.

Farming projects designed not only to boost nature, but also to attract private investment are set to benefit from grants of up to £100,000, it has been announced.

The race to secure farmland for mass tree planting in Wales could lead to an irreparable rift between the agricultural community and Government, a rural group has warned.

With direct payments being phased out, more and more farmers are looking to diversification. Greentech’s Yaw Ofori spoke to Farmers Guardian about the opportunities in renewable energy

Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) have pledged to put local produce at the top of the agenda following a recent vote at the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs’ (NFYFC) 90th Annual General Meeting in Warwickshire.

Farmers must take a different approach to waste and the ‘cycle of life’ if they are to meet the challenges posed by global economic forces, Defra secretary George Eustice has insisted.

For mixed farmer Tom James, sustainability falls between social, economic and environmental pillars with the environmental aspect, he says, gaining the most momentum in the industry since the late 1990s because of its emotive credentials.