Sustainable Farming

A strong crowd turned out to enjoy this year’s NSA Scotsheep where there was an air of positivity and optimism as visitors enjoyed a long-overdue get together. Hannah Park and Ewan Pate report.

Tesco’s adverts for its Plant Chef range have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for ‘potentially misleading consumers’.

Farming projects designed not only to boost nature, but also to attract private investment are set to benefit from grants of up to £100,000, it has been announced.

Carbon trading has become a major talking point for UK farmers as interest grows in the potential to create new income streams by selling carbon credits.

Farmers looking to diversify could cash-in on a new £8.8 million fund designed to support domestic tree planting.

Nick and Nicci Lloyd have seen an abundance of wildlife return to Fernhall Farm, Herefordshire, since they began farming the 121-hectare (300-acre) site in 2017.

Starting on May 22, Arla farmers are launching the Bee Road initiative to support the UK’s bee population.

World Governments have been warned cutting dairy production could see the world ‘sleepwalking’ into global food security challenges

Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns has called on Ministers to establish a rural deprivation unit in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns has called on Ministers to establish a rural deprivation unit in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.