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Increasing demand for healthy homegrown foods were highlighted by Tesco’s UK chief executive on the second day of the NFU conference in Birmingham, with the focus on resilience in the grocery supply chain

The two projects receiving the funding, FARMAR and NEWBEE will aim to preserve on-farm knowhow and focus on the monitoring and protection of wild bees

Campaigner and broadcaster Chris Packham backs policy and says sometime 'hard choices' are needed

The 5,060 hectare Rhug Estate has made significant progress across its regenerative farming aims, underlining its long-term commitment to net zero and resilient food production

Farmers and land managers are encouraged to record the number of birds and bird species on their farms starting today (February 6)

From carbon storage and biodiversity, to animal welfare through providing shade, fodder and natural parasite control, the benefit of trees for farmers was a key topic at the conference

The impact of herbicides and the potential of agroforestry were in discussion at this year's Oxford Real Farming Conference. Mia Willemsen reports

Reporter Mia Willemsen says the conference was packed full of positivity and optimism

The Sustainable Foods Conference will return to London's Business Design Centre on January 28-29 and is set to be the most senior gathering of food and beverage professionals ever seen in the UK

Defra published its new Environmental plan on December 1 alongside its announcement of a £500 million boost to the Landscape Recovery project