Nature

General public must be aware of what we could lose if farms are forced to go, says organiser

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Chief executive and founder of the Ethical Butcher and the #Regenuary Campaign, Farshad Kazemian

The organisation has launched a new 10-year strategy to ‘ramp up' its efforts to address the climate and nature crises

The Soil Association said if the Defra Secretary wants to achieve 'long-term food security, profitability and sustainability for our farming sector', then simply monitoring for British food in public institutions 'will not be enough'

The survey of more than 400 farmers found that of the 65% of Welsh farmers who had already invested in infrastructure or were planning to, 30% said it had come at a cost of over £100,000

New analysis shows hill farmers are only receiving 8% or £39m of the Government's new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Incentive, despite the uplands occupying ‘around 15% of England's area'

"Rural communities and businesses have often felt that the issues we encounter play second fiddle to those in urban areas"

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

The farm-level 10% tree cover figure has been removed and will be replaced by a scheme-wide target, which will be agreed after discussions with the Ministerial Roundtable

Instead of getting angry with referees on the football pitch, Mr Jones has found a new annoyance in life: walkers who 'encroach' and 'fail' to stick to footpaths on his farm