Emma and Rob Sturdy

Debate secured on how large solar farm developments 'risk' food security and farm businesses

Politics

Debate secured on how large solar farm developments 'risk' food security and farm businesses

MPs are due to discuss the impact of large-scale solar developments on farming and rural communities

clock 14 May 2025 • 3 min read
Housing Minister hits out against 'land grab' fears from farmers

Politics

Housing Minister hits out against 'land grab' fears from farmers

Matthew Pennycook has come under fire after he granted permission for a solar development to takeover nearly half of Emma and Rob Sturdy's tenant farm in North Yorkshire

clock 24 March 2025 • 4 min read
Solar energy could see tenant farms 'disappear' from the landscape

Farm Life

Solar energy could see tenant farms 'disappear' from the landscape

"It has been a living hell for our family"

clock 24 September 2024 • 4 min read