Sustainable Farming

Reducing emissions from feed was highlighted as an opportunity with the report finding some farmers were overfeeding protein, leading to higher emissions

The Energy Minister who signed the net zero by 2050 target into law has questioned whether the approach is the right one.

Leading scientists from across the world have warned the current methodology for recording methane emissions from livestock is distorting our understanding of climate change.

Leading scientists from across the world have warned the current methodology for recording methane emissions from livestock is distorting our understanding of climate change.

UK farmers can tap into the carbon potential of non-peat soils but must consider the wider picture if adopting carbon friendly practices on grass and arable land.

A push to plant trees across Scotland has driven marginal grazing land prices up, with a knock-on effect on better land.

The Board of Trade, a Government body headed up by Trade Secretary Liz Truss, has claimed buying local food is ‘not always the most environmentally sustainable choice’.

China was facing potential damage to its wheat crop, essential infrastructure and the threat of the ‘rapid spread’ of African swine fever (ASF) following extreme flooding in the Henan province.

When it comes to land use in Scotland much attention is focused on increasing forestry cover, but the Scottish Government’s plans for peatland restoration are equally ambitious.

Projects to create new woodland, deliver natural flood risk management and improve water quality are among an initial 27 schemes to benefit from a new fund to drive private investment in nature, Defra and Natural England have announced.