Sustainable Farming

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.

Britains rural economy could grow by £43 billion if effective steps are taken to address its current problems.

A group of Devon-based farmers have been praised for helping to preserve one of the county’s most historic waterways.

Rural communities in England are set to benefit from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), following industry pressure.

With climate change forcing farmers everywhere to battle flooding and drought more regularly, there has never been a more important time to manage water. Jez Fredenburgh looks at lessons the UK can learn from other countries.

Farmers who fail to sign-up to government stewardship schemes could be missing out on more than £7,000 a year, a charity has warned.

With food security increasingly on the mind of all countries, Minister for Climate Change and Environment Mariam Almheiri spoke to Farmers Guardian about how the UAE was looking to reduce its reliance on imports

Greater transparency and information is needed about the purchase of farmland for carbon offsetting, the Welsh Affairs Committee has said.

Over 150 British farmers have written to Defra Secretary George Eustice demanding that the Government immediately rolls out the Landscape Recovery and Local Nature Recovery schemes, both part of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.