Sustainable Farming

A moorland wildfire has released carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of a small town of 4,000 people, a new report has found.

With public and private money being funnelled into regen agriculture, farmers are considering changing their practices to make them sustainable. But how can you begin the journey? Cedric Porter and Jez Fredenburgh report.

A new program of support is available for farming families looking to reduce their carbon footprint.

The heatwave in the UK and much of the rest of Europe has breathed some life into the grain market, which last week fell to its lowest levels since March.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has batted away concerns raised by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) that agriculture’s progress on cutting emissions is ‘glacial’.

The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called for a rethink of the way farm animals are fed, branding the current approach ‘inherently inefficient’.

Action was needed to enable farmers to properly benefit from the emerging carbon market, the Chartered Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) conference was told.

A progress report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has outlined major failures which will prevent the UK Government from hitting its net zero by 2050 target. Charlie Hawes reports.

Three thirty-second videos on climate change, biodiversity, and plastics and packaging have been created to showcase ‘how progressive dairy in the UK really is’

A new study has found the climate impact of food miles has been underestimated by 3.5-7.5 times, with transport accounting for 19 per cent of total food system emissions.