Climate Change

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Sheep farmer Gillon Dobie discusses misleading and unhelpful climate claims

Farmers, processors and agricultural organisations from 11 nations have united to call for an overhaul of how emissions are calculated to ensure the industry is not misrepresented

Defra said 'repeated burning' on peatland damages precious ecosystems, but the Moorland Association says heather burning has helped to save lives

The Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary has approved plans for what is expected to be one of the UK's largest solar farms in Lincolnshire, sparking concerns regarding the loss of productive farmland and the impact it could have on food security

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Indra Thillainathan, team lead - Land, Agriculture and Nature at the CCC

Should schools be doing more to buy food locally from farmers and should parents have greater say over what their children eat?

Having portrayed the likes of Napoleonic War hero Sharpe to Boromir in Lord of the Rings, Sean Bean said building new homes on green belt land could 'obliterate' the character and nature of the countryside

The Climate Change Committee said Scotland may have to reduce cattle and sheep numbers by 2045 to reach net zero, but farmers have argued they are playing their part to reduce emissions and to support the environment

Conservationists have said the Lake District's World Heritage Site status is being used to defend and protect a model of farming which is 'bad for farmers, bad for the environment and bad for wider society'

Scottish Government has confirmed farmers will be expected to meet new requirements to receive Enhanced Greening payments from next year