Climate Change

This week our chief reporter Rachael Brown looking at whether Welsh farmers will start turning their back on Government if sufficient support payments for climate and food production are not secured

The planning system shows little interest in food security. Of course, net zero, the environment and planning for the right developments in the right places are important. But so is food!

The Met Office has issued a 'danger to life' warning in parts of Angus, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire with Storm Babet anticipated to cause 'significant disruption'

The latest State of Nature report from RSPB found one in six species are at risk of being lost from Great Britain. The Nature Friendly Farming Network said the report contained ‘seeds of hope' for how agriculture can help turn the situation around

AHDB said the research had demonstrated evidence in assessing the climate impact of methane originating from livestock 'more accurately'

Department store John Lewis is to use leather sourced exclusively from farms that supply Waitrose with beef to make furniture

NFU Mutual said farmers who had tried to use machinery to cut a fire break in last year's summer had seen their machinery engulfed by flames and had to 'run for their lives'

High-tech portable chambers for measuring methane emissions from sheep are being used in the UK for the first time.

Farmers looking to invest in renewable energy to save themselves from high energy prices are left increasingly frustrated by poor grid connections.

Agrivoltaic systems which combine farmland and solar power are becoming increasingly popular, as farmers look to boost incomes and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.