Environment

Could the future see more 'environmentally friendly cows' in the Uk?

Wildlife campaigners hail decision urging Defra to introduce further bans

David Morley, of H&H Land and Estates said with a dwindling Basic Payment Scheme and no means of making up this lost income, it was farmers who have demonstrated a ‘long-term commitment to delivering environmental enhancement who are being unfairly penalised'

Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA), Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said a key theme from the debate around Agricultural Property Relief (APR) reform was the ‘low level of returns' among farm businesses

"Transparency and authenticity are key in food production"

More than 40 organisations, including River Action and RSPCA, pen open letter to Steve Reed urging Defra to back British farming

NFU senior countryside adviser, Claire Robinson said farmers had engaged with stewardship Capital Grants which support environmental delivery, ‘to only find the application window is suddenly closed for a review'

New UK group will oversee multi-million planting and peatland restoration schemes

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said there are sheep farmers who have 'wholeheartedly thrown themselves into the SFI pilot', whose agreements have now ended with no certainty over continuation into SFI and fears over budget cutbacks

Cuts to the agriculture budget could lead to a ‘nature and climate catastrophe’