Climate Change

The report recommended the Government to fund the widespread, standardised testing of soil through its Environmental Land Management schemes and to work with industry on an agreed set of metrics of soil health by next year

More than double the funding was on offer in the second round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant. But with dwindling confidence in the dairy sector farmers are cautious about where, when and what to invest in, questioning whether now is the right time to apply

When it comes to the application process, the delivery and the options available to all farmers, there are some inconsistencies, which the industry hopes will be ironed out in the next SFI announcement

Ahead of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai and to coincide with Countryside COP which sees UK agriculture set the agenda and amplify policy asks around climate change, FG held a Farm Futures roundtable to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the industry

When it comes to SFI uptake, about 6,600 applications have been started but not yet submitted and only 800 agreements are live with farmers delivering on required outcomes

Officials at Gloucestershire County Council hit back at proposals to reduce meat menu options

I remember being in Birmingham for the NFU conference in 2019 and the NFU launching, on behalf of the farming industry, a target for net zero on agriculture of 2040, 10 years sooner than the Government’s own target for the wider UK economy

Mr Bradshaw will be hoping to take over Minette Batters, who will be stepping down from the role in February 2024 after 10 years in post

The new Secretary of State at Defra, Steve Barclay has pledged to ‘back British farming' as he takes up his new role following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's reshuffle earlier this week

AHDB has analysed the effect of stacking elements of the SFI on arable, beef and sheep, dairy and mixed farms in England, as well as how to combine actions within the scheme