Tag: Policy

Wales Agriculture Act comes into force

August 18, 2023

Nearly one in ten dairy farmers likely to stop producing milk by 2025

August 18, 2023

Opposition to gene-editing in Scotland is “ill-informed”

August 18, 2023

What’s happened and what’s next for Biodiversity Net Gain?

August 17, 2023

Why are county farms so important?

August 17, 2023

“Radical approach” needed to ensure fair sharing of Scotland’s land

August 17, 2023

Changes needed for tenant farmers to hit green potential

August 16, 2023

New fund to boost community projects supporting growth and energy security

August 16, 2023

£14 million to unlock agricultural innovation

August 15, 2023

Webinar: Creating a consensus on food, farming and nature

August 11, 2023

Government launches major consultation on agriculture and the planning system in England

August 11, 2023

Why we need nature-based solutions for nutrient neutrality

August 11, 2023

Preparing the market for statutory biodiversity credits

August 9, 2023

The eerie silence of starvation “is deafening, it never leaves you”

August 9, 2023

EAC to investigate the role of natural capital in the green economy

August 9, 2023

Navigating ELMS and net-zero agriculture

August 8, 2023

Farm Gate 96: Farmers, Copa Cogeca and the NFU

July 21, 2023

Defra lambasted for u-turn on proposed animal welfare labels

July 21, 2023

Government on track to miss tree planting target by 50%

July 21, 2023

Landmark nature recovery projects launched to boost wildlife recovery

July 20, 2023

Update on Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme co-design published

July 19, 2023

“Weak” National Adaptation Plan “falls far short” of protecting lives and livelihoods

July 19, 2023

UK Government plans to support thriving fishing industry 

July 18, 2023

Risk of simultaneous harvest failures threaten global security

July 18, 2023

Human rights issues in seafood value chains pose major legal risk

July 18, 2023

£6m support for Scottish for fruit and vegetable growers

July 17, 2023

Renewable surge puts global power on track for 2030

July 17, 2023

Major boost needed to reach 2030 water goals

July 17, 2023

Catastrophic hunger levels erase years of progress

July 13, 2023

Environment and farm businesses can be protected together

July 13, 2023

CIA Director says climate tipping points are “here and now”

July 12, 2023

Rural England’s 9.7 million people risk being left further behind

July 12, 2023

New regulations to promote fairness and transparency for dairy sector

July 12, 2023

More support for crofters seeking to improve energy efficiency

July 11, 2023

Bigger fines for fly-tipping in crackdown on anti-social behaviour

July 11, 2023

Natural England chair hits back at house builders

July 11, 2023

Almost a fifth of all waste in England is illegally managed

July 11, 2023

Bundestag approves method of production labelling

July 10, 2023

UK animal product exports to EU will soon need vet signed declarations

July 10, 2023

Gender-based violence is pervasive in food systems

July 7, 2023

More support for apprenticeships needed in UK abattoirs

July 6, 2023

Former UN chief scientist says cattle are “instrumental” to keeping temperatures below 1.5C

July 6, 2023

Oxfam: There is more than enough food to feed the world

July 6, 2023

Thin Lei Win, Lighthouse Reports, Copa-Cogeca investigation

July 5, 2023

Oxfam: We don’t need to intensify production to meet global food demands

July 5, 2023

Young farmers feel “neglected and unrepresented” by EU farm lobby group, Copa-Cogeca

July 5, 2023

Financial models on climate risk inadequate and implausible

July 5, 2023

Shatner’s sense of grief for our “tiny oasis of life”

July 4, 2023

Ukraine conflict causing “multiple crisis” says ActionAid

July 4, 2023

£5 million competition to scale up agricultural innovation

July 4, 2023

Eustice: A skills-based immigration policy should mean more fruit pickers

July 3, 2023

Drought planning stepped up following hottest June on record

July 3, 2023

New investment in peat helps to combat climate change

July 3, 2023

Road to recovery for nature with launch of species survival fund

June 30, 2023

Dutch producers with high nitrogen levels to be paid to close their farms

June 29, 2023

US Inflation Reduction Act delivers historic USDA working lands investment

June 29, 2023

‘Big food’ control of food systems harming most vulnerable, new report warns

June 28, 2023

Amendment to shut off money pipeline to deforestation rejected by UK government

June 28, 2023

Peers told that UK fruit picking farms are like prisons

June 27, 2023

First Wales Agriculture Bill gets the go-ahead

June 27, 2023

Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme celebrates success

June 26, 2023

Former Environment Minister says UPFs just one factor in obesity

June 26, 2023

Bayer to pay $6.9 million over Roundup safety claims

June 22, 2023

EU biodiversity offsets under fire

June 22, 2023

The Terror Threat Posed by El Niño

June 22, 2023

World Bank: Billions spent on farm subsidies could help address climate change

June 20, 2023

Agri-food systems must be part of solution to biodiversity and climate crises

June 20, 2023

Farm Gate 95: Saying NO to a farm-free future

June 19, 2023

FAO says global food output set for expansion

June 19, 2023

Growth in oil demand set to slow significantly by 2028

June 19, 2023

Global study of 71,000 animal species finds 48% are declining

June 15, 2023

Politicians must end “cynical games” over EU nature restoration law

June 14, 2023

FFCC says “We can’t make more land”

June 14, 2023

UK pig industry reduces antibiotic use by 75%

June 14, 2023

Failure to prioritise adaptation risks grave societal insecurity

June 13, 2023

New technology aims to curb child labour in agriculture

June 13, 2023

Peat protection will be condition of Scottish farm support

June 13, 2023

A ten-year plan tree strategy adopted by Somerset Council

June 13, 2023

Rebanks speaks his mind as Johnson quits parliament

June 12, 2023

49.9MW Hawthorn Pit solar farm approved on appeal

June 12, 2023

Government launches new drive to support rural communities

June 9, 2023

New study shows small-scale agriculture is a key driver in global deforestation

June 7, 2023

Report finds untapped opportunities to finance food system transformation

June 7, 2023

Report assesses measures to mainstream forest biodiversity

June 6, 2023

EU to clamp down on carbon neutral claims and early obsolescence

June 6, 2023

New report looks beyond charitable food aid

June 5, 2023

Farmers need evidence that nature finance can truly reward them

June 5, 2023

Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization

June 2, 2023

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing is a carbon sink, cooling the planet

June 2, 2023

NFU joins calls to use GWP* in farm carbon footprinting

June 2, 2023