Countryside Regeneration Trust

Opinion: "Boosting nature and biodiversity is a choice made by farmers no matter what farming system they employ"

Environment

Opinion: "Boosting nature and biodiversity is a choice made by farmers no matter what farming system they employ"

Countryside Regeneration Trust tenant Tim Scott discusses where the true value of regenerative farming lies

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
"Diversification is not an easy way to increase income," farmer tells new Rural Affairs Minister

Farm Life

"Diversification is not an easy way to increase income," farmer tells new Rural Affairs Minister

Stephen Morgan hears how farmers are battling to balance food production and nature on his first visit to a livestock farm

clock 24 June 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Kerriann McLackland – "Public countryside access fosters a lifelong passion and cultivates a sense of care through experience"

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Kerriann McLackland – "Public countryside access fosters a lifelong passion and cultivates a sense of care through experience"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Kerriann McLackland, head of estates at the Countryside Regeneration Trust

clock 18 April 2026 • 4 min read
Balancing nature-friendly farming with productivity in the High Weald AONB

Farm Life

Balancing nature-friendly farming with productivity in the High Weald AONB

Tenant farmers Bob Felton and Liz Wallis are committed custodians of a Sussex farm with ancient woodland, rolling hills and a 17th-century farmhouse

clock 30 January 2025 • 9 min read
Train route puts 'model ELMs' farm under threat

Land and property

Train route puts 'model ELMs' farm under threat

A Cambridgeshire farm could be torn apart, destroying years of nature friendly farming and devastating important national habitats if proposals for a new train line are approved

clock 28 June 2023 • 2 min read