With a new type of farming tenancy being rolled out by the Crown Estate, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to Paul Sedgwick about the estate’s plans
Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops.
The Welsh Government said the roundtable will provide the next opportunity to work collectively with the sector on the design of the Sustainable Farming Scheme, following the recent consultation
Residents have also lodged a number of complaints to rural crime officers regarding the level of noise, disruption and damage caused by vehicles on land in Wales
The funding schemes will provide support investment in on farm infrastructure to help 'build resilience to the potential impact of climate change'
Defra said farmers can now apply for support which could help growers manage their water resources 'better' for use when droughts occurs
The Environment Agency said F.A.W. Bakers Kingston Farm Ltd of Rushywood Farm near Crewkerne at Taunton Magistrates' Court after receiving a report of sewage fungus in a watercourse
Anger building across Europe as French farmers bring roads across the country to a standstill
The programme offers free environmental and business skills training across England
Ulster Farmers' Union president said the decision was a 'major blow' for livestock farmers, adding farming families have been on their knees due to this disease for generations