Savills senior woodland consultant Luke Hemmings said there were many landowners who were keen to increase their carbon storage and habitat potential of their land, but the ‘approval process' for planting new woodland was an issue
The increase in funding for farm productivity from 40 to 50 per cent, on top of the extra money available for solar panels, means the Improving Productivity Grant is likely to be even more popular among farmers this time around
SRH Agribusiness’ Simon Haley looks at how Government can boost take up of the Sustainable Farming Incentive
The plans will be subjected to a five-week consultation and would look to retain badger culling as an option in targeted parts only of the high-risk area and edge areas including much of southwest and central England
Welsh farmers will soon find out whether Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles has been elected as the new First Minister, with speculation mounting on whether Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths will remain in post after a likely cabinet reshuffle
Norfolk cattle farmer Annabelle Howell has been confirmed as the organisation's first young ambassador to 'inspire' the next generation of beef farmers
A £100,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been awarded to help establish the Peakland Environmental Farmers (PEF) group which currently represents 77 land managers covering 40,000 hectares in the Dark and Southwest Peaks
The next First Minister has been urged to rethink
After being elected as NFU president, Tom Bradshaw spoke to chief reporter Rachael Brown as he finds his feet in his new role
The final consultation for Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) closes on March 7