Tag: Policy

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

£30 million funding available for cutting edge farming projects

June 1, 2023

World’s first science-based targets will allow businesses to assess their impact on nature

May 31, 2023

Upland farmers to benefit from improved access to Defra farming schemes

May 30, 2023

Immediate Progress Required On Scotland’s Future Agriculture Policy

May 30, 2023

80% of public funding should be delivered as direct support in the future

May 30, 2023

Taking soil seriously: Northern Plains leaders elevate stewardship

May 30, 2023

CEO of carbon credit certifier, Verra, to step down

May 26, 2023

New Zealand: Climate Change Commission approach vindicates sheep and beef sector’s demands

May 25, 2023

Government sets out support for tenant farmers

May 25, 2023

World Bank: Brazil faces $317 billion in annual losses to Amazon deforestation

May 24, 2023

MPs to investigate fairness in food prices and supply

May 22, 2023

Public Health Collaboration conference will link land use and metabolic health

May 19, 2023

New funding for farmers to protect the English landscape

May 19, 2023

Integrity of natural capital markets is “pretty rigorous”

May 19, 2023

FAO prioritises efforts to strengthen aquaculture for food and sustainable development

May 18, 2023

Government has “responsibility to act” to accelerate farming transition

May 17, 2023

Intensive farming driving bird population decline across Europe

May 17, 2023

Defra’s IT systems “Outdated, inefficient, expensive, at risk of failure or cyber-attack”

May 16, 2023

Alternative food summit taking place on 8.9ha

May 15, 2023

£2m investment to boost community tree cover across England

May 15, 2023

“Healthy soils never become truly saturated”

May 15, 2023

Food partnerships should be included in a Land Use Framework for England

May 15, 2023

The evolutionary role of meat in the human diet

May 12, 2023

Horticulture Strategy ditched in “massive backward step”

May 11, 2023

Ground-breaking data platform plays key role in tackling food insecurity

May 11, 2023

Will Brazil destroy the Amazon to save the climate?

May 11, 2023

Civil society locked out of Downing Street Food Summit

May 10, 2023

Address the growing urgency of fungal disease in crops

May 10, 2023

David McKay, Soil Association Scotland, says polarized debate must end

May 5, 2023

258m now in food insecurity globally due to economic shocks

May 5, 2023

A gulf between facts and claims regarding “cell-based meat”

May 5, 2023

Polarized debate must end to avoid backlash on agriculture reforms in Scotland

May 5, 2023

Apply for a Water Management grant

May 3, 2023

Study finds that red meat is not intrinsically harmful

May 3, 2023

Lib Dems call for probe into anti-competitive behaviour by supermarkets

May 2, 2023

National quality assurance scheme for wild venison launches

May 2, 2023

Net Zero 2035 group asks “how could Wales feed itself by 2035?”

April 28, 2023

Farm Gate 93: The one with George Eustice

April 28, 2023

NFU failed to show leadership on Brexit says former Secretary of State

April 28, 2023

UN says meat, eggs and milk are “essential source of nutrients”

April 28, 2023

Food security set to get worse unless corporate influence confronted

April 27, 2023

Genetic Technology Act may pose risk for food exports

April 26, 2023

UK renewables being held back by grid capacity

April 26, 2023

Study indicates reduced warming effect of methane

April 25, 2023

Green funds facing greater scrutiny from EU

April 24, 2023

CLA says grazing review should be ‘just the beginning’ of Natural England scrutiny

April 24, 2023

G7 calls for extension of Black Sea grain deal

April 24, 2023

Debate “raging” at Defra over future direction of farming

April 21, 2023

Former Environment Secretary says Noah’s Ark of rare breeds could be saved with Coronation fund

April 21, 2023

Grassland could deliver 17% of drawdown required to mitigate annual emissions increase

April 18, 2023

Global population could peak below 9bn

April 13, 2023

Farm Gate: Conscious food

April 12, 2023

Farm Gate: COP27 and food systems – what happened?

April 12, 2023

Farm Gate: The one with Prof Sir Dieter Helm CBE

April 12, 2023

Farm Gate: Small abattoirs

April 12, 2023

Farm Gate: Regeneration, not Regenesis

April 12, 2023

Farm Gate: Managing water in the landscape

April 12, 2023