Environment

Investors have been urged to be cautious about investing in global meat giant JBS due to it having ‘no action plan’ to deal with indirect suppliers and deforestation.

Vegans who buy milk substitutes are harming the planet and would be better switching to cow’s milk, according to a new study.

Government plans to capture carbon through tree planting will be severely undermined unless radical action is taken to cut emissions from degraded peatlands, according to new analysis from countryside charity CPRE.

The Defra family responsible for ELMs development is becoming too inward-focused, instead of looking out to farmers who will deliver their ambitions, says Julia Aglionby, executive director for the Foundation for Common Land.

For fruit grower David Butler, streamlining is proving crucial to securing a commercially thriving fruit growing enterprise for years to come. Jack Watkins reports.

NFU Cymru has reacted angrily to a Welsh Government (WG) commitment in its Clean Air Plan to introduce a new agricultural water pollution law.

The UK Government has said it plans to keep the ban on using neonicotinoids to protect sugar beet, as France granted a three-year derogation to begin in the 2021 campaign.

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has launched a fact-checking website to challenge misreporting of ecological science.

The agricultural supply industry has set out a 30-year plan to help make its part of the food chain more sustainable and meet carbon neutrality targets.

With environmental considerations at the heart of management decisions on his Shropshire farm, Hugh Pocock set about finding the best livestock for the job. Clemmie Gleeson reports.