Sustainable Farming

Farmers in Canada are the latest to take to the streets as protests against fertiliser curbs and rising costs gather pace across the globe. 

More than half of consumers (59 per cent) believe buying local, seasonal food is the most sustainable shopping choice people can make, according to a new Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey.

The countryside has been set ablaze as heatwaves during July and August resulted in tinder box conditions, with more than 500 reports of farm fires reported to NFU Mutual.

The Government has today issued further guidance to support farmers dealing with the continued dry weather.

The decision by Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to suspend water abstractions in mid and north Fife is a devastating blow to vegetable growers and could risk crop failures, NFU Scotland has warned.

Regenerating your soil is not complicated, but it means understanding it differently – so you can help it do what it does best. Jez Fredenburgh reports.

Many UK farmers are feeling the heat as prolonged dry weather puts businesses under increasing pressure.

Industry has hit out at a new ‘eco label’ designed by academics at Oxford University, warning it treats meat produced in different systems in the same way.

Rich Thomas, a sheep and pedigree beef farmer with apple orchards and arable crops from Herefordshire, explains how his regenerative journey has supported nature and saved him money.