Sustainable Farming

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.

Farmers must take a different approach to waste and the ‘cycle of life’ if they are to meet the challenges posed by global economic forces, Defra secretary George Eustice has insisted.

Britains rural economy could grow by £43 billion if effective steps are taken to address its current problems.