Renewable Energy

The NFU said that with no legislative target for food production, it was the ‘poor relation' in negotiations and believed the Government was wrong to assume farm productivity levels would compensate for the loss of agricultural land

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the Senedd debate last night which called on the Welsh Government to encourage the UK Government to pause the family farm tax and conduct an impact assessment. Shadow Conservative Minister Samuel Kurtz criticised the First Minister for her meeting with the Chancellor and failing to raise awareness of the scale of concern from Welsh farmers over the changes to Inheritance Tax, describing it as a 'dereliction of duty'

Solar is currently a key discussion point in agriculture, so what are your thoughts about integrating solar on your farm?

In 1980, the Reade family took on the challenge of relocating from Somerset to the Isle of Mull, setting the scene for an incredible journey in cheesemaking

Installing an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in 2012 provided a new income stream for an arable farm looking to reduce risk through diversification

82% of respondents to a recent YouGov poll conducted for CPRE supported rooftop solar on new buildings

The announcement of 11 new green hydrogen generation projects puts weight behind the fuel source as a direct diesel replacement

Producing quality store cattle is the focus for the Swinbank family, with the Limousin breed proving instrumental to their success

The Energy and Net Zero Secretary said the biggest threat to farming is from climate change and not solar farm developments

Numerous politicians and campaigners said they were frustrated and angered by the new Energy and Net Zero Secretary's decision which could take productive agricultural land out of production for a solar farm