Sustainable Farming

Proactive slurry management can be an effective method in helping the agricultural industry reach its net zero emissions target by 2040. Farmers Guardian reports.

As farmers are encouraged to cut their carbon footprint, Alex Black takes a look at how improving environmental standards could also boost the balance sheet.

Pig and poultry compound feed manufacturer ABN was utilising its waste to create energy

The industry was looking to switch to 100% bioLPG by 2040 and Liquid UK chief executive George Webb believes LPG could be an alternative for farmers looking to reduce their carbon footprint

The RSPB has defended its record on biodiversity on Lake Vyrnwy after a moorlands organisation accused the charity of mismanagement.

The UK’s ‘Climate Assembly’ has said supporting farmers on their net zero journey should be the number one consideration of Government as it puts together its climate change policy.

The NFU is on the hunt for ’climate superheroes’ to take part in its latest annual Farmvention competition.

Covid-19, Brexit and the weather mean farmers are facing their biggest challenges for 50 years

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has branded new research which claims sheep farmers would be better off afforesting their land ‘fundamentally flawed’.

Countryside groups have called on the Government to take action to ‘save’ the rural economy, after new analysis revealed 320,000 jobs could be at risk when the furlough scheme comes to an end.