Sustainable Farming

Regenerating your soil is not complicated, but it means understanding it differently – so you can help it do what it does best. Jez Fredenburgh reports.

Many UK farmers are feeling the heat as prolonged dry weather puts businesses under increasing pressure.

Industry has hit out at a new ‘eco label’ designed by academics at Oxford University, warning it treats meat produced in different systems in the same way.

Rich Thomas, a sheep and pedigree beef farmer with apple orchards and arable crops from Herefordshire, explains how his regenerative journey has supported nature and saved him money.

Ian Davis, a beef farmer from Hertfordshire, points out soil is the key to making a regenerative approach work.

John Pawsey, an organic farmer from Suffolk, talks about how important it is to reset your mind when embarking on a regenerative path.

Sam Awdry, a young mixed farmer from Wiltshire, discusses the importance of sharing regenerative agriculture experiences with likeminded folk.

A plan to build a further 200-plus homes on Somerset farmland could get the go-ahead after the Government dismissed local council concerns.