Tag: Policy

EU farmers and NGOs call for a fair and sustainable food system transition

September 10, 2024

Researchers rank effectiveness of 1,500 global climate policies

September 10, 2024

Scottish payments for farmers and crofters brought forward

September 9, 2024

African faith leaders call for reparations from ‘false prophets of food security’

September 9, 2024

Secretary of State permits use of three bluetongue vaccines

September 6, 2024

Landmark legislation to crack down on bosses for polluting water

September 6, 2024

Improved modelling aims to boost UK flood resilience

September 6, 2024

European Commission has ‘failed to take decisive action’ toxic pesticides

September 6, 2024

EU Nature Restoration Law now in force

September 6, 2024

Report sets out vision and pathways for regenerative dairy

September 4, 2024

RAU academics to help battle antimicrobial resistance in the agrifood system

September 4, 2024

Restoring eroded peatlands reduces downstream flood risk

September 4, 2024

Hutton to develop ‘planet-friendly’ alternatives to animal proteins

September 3, 2024

UK acutely vulnerable to environmental breakdown says IPPR

September 3, 2024

Wild Justice challenges Dartmoor Commoners over deterioration of wildlife habitats

September 2, 2024

Scottish log exports to Ireland paused following finding of Ips Cembrae beetles

September 2, 2024

Vaccination and data central to plans to end badger cull and tackle bTB

September 2, 2024

Over £4 million pledged to save Orkney’s native wildlife

August 30, 2024

UK Space Agency supporting Earth observation for natural capital investment

August 30, 2024

What are welfare outcome measures, and why are they important?

August 29, 2024

Environment Bank secures conservation covenants for eight BNG habitat banks

August 29, 2024

Emissions from forest soils will grow as temperatures rise

August 28, 2024

Scotland’s tree gene units branch out

August 28, 2024

Peter Byck sets out the science behind ‘Roots So Deep’

August 27, 2024

Deer cull schemes launch to tackle nature and climate crises

August 27, 2024

Rùm named as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary

August 26, 2024

Transformative investment for Cornish nature on land and at sea

August 9, 2024

Trapping boosts beaver restoration efforts

August 9, 2024

Denbighshire farm takes advantage of woodland

August 8, 2024

Putting a price on groundwater means farmers use less

August 8, 2024

100 per cent success for farmer-led badger vaccination programme

August 8, 2024

How rethinking land use can future-proof UK farms

August 8, 2024

Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water to pay £168 million in penalties

August 7, 2024

Scottish nature recovery projects share £800K

August 7, 2024

Informal and Indigenous food economies critical for carbon efficiency

August 7, 2024

Scotland’s Flow Country secures World Heritage Site status

August 5, 2024

Government expected to make nutrient neutrality a pre-occupation condition

July 26, 2024

Farm Gate 103: The Wood from the Trees

July 25, 2024

AHDB updates potential benefits of SFI stacking options

July 24, 2024

Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050

July 24, 2024

Report shows farming budget cannot meet climate and nature targets

July 24, 2024

Legal challenge targets ‘over-grazing’ of Dartmoor SSSIs

July 23, 2024

Natural capital investment strategy approved by council

July 23, 2024

Logged forests can still have ecological value

July 23, 2024

Agrivoltaics: Integrating solar energy with agriculture

July 22, 2024

UK growers urge government to double British fruit and veg production

July 22, 2024

8.9 Newsweek podcast: War for soil, regen tech, and reducing nutrient pollution

July 19, 2024

NFU survey reveals connectivity issues still holding back farmers

July 19, 2024

Cabinet Secretary confirms support available for farmers in 2025

July 18, 2024

Scotland’s rainforest strategy aims to strengthen partnerships

July 18, 2024

Sunnica solar farm development given final consent

July 17, 2024

EA urges farmers to start preparations for winter slurry storage

July 17, 2024

Oxford flood alleviation scheme gets the go ahead

July 17, 2024

Farm Gate 102: Can Labour build 1.5m homes in balance with nature?

July 16, 2024

Legal challenge aims to prevent nutrient overload in River Severn

July 16, 2024

First biodiversity net gain deal completed for Braintree District

July 16, 2024

Farming is ‘woven into fabric of Scottish Island communities’

July 16, 2024

Defra urged to continue momentum on small abattoirs

July 15, 2024

Glasgow City Council to evict pioneering community food business

July 15, 2024

Waging a war for land and soil

July 15, 2024

Sustainable Farming Scheme: response to consultation

July 12, 2024

Hutton seeks farmer views on return of bluetongue risk

July 12, 2024

First Milk urges science-led approach to grass-based agriculture

July 11, 2024

Action needed to fully implement UK’s nature-based markets

July 11, 2024

Climate Bonds sets out proposals for UK leadership in sustainable finance

July 10, 2024

Wheat from the Chaff podcast – What does Labour’s win mean for food, farming and nature?

July 9, 2024

Government aims to deliver more agricultural mutuals & co-operatives

July 9, 2024

TFA looks for full implementation of Rock Review recommendations

July 9, 2024

Environmental groups welcome end to on-shore wind ban

July 9, 2024

Lanpro welcomes change of approach to planning and development

July 9, 2024

Farmers organisations welcome a ‘reset moment for British agriculture’

July 8, 2024

Resource challenges must be addressed to meet housebuilding commitment

July 8, 2024

Survey reveals lowest arable planted area in more than 20 years

July 8, 2024

NSA says Labour must act to secure rural confidence

July 8, 2024

UNESCO raises global alarm on the rapid degradation of soils

July 8, 2024

Landslide victory allows Labour to ‘begin the work of national renewal’

July 5, 2024

Groundswell visitors say regen farming should become new normal

July 5, 2024

Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems essential to human security

July 4, 2024

Decision day for 46.5m electors in the UK

July 4, 2024

AHDB expands global horizons hosting international Nuffield Scholars

July 3, 2024

Local markets key to tackling global hunger crisis

July 3, 2024

Why Denmark’s cow carbon tax is deeply misguided

July 3, 2024

Wild boar found with five times more ‘forever chemicals’ than humans allowed to eat

July 2, 2024

Cash management becomes the priority as market pressures mount

July 2, 2024

Scottish Government must ‘work positively with land managers to address climate change’

July 2, 2024

Arla: Danish cow tax shouldn’t apply to ‘farmers working to reduce emissions’

July 2, 2024

8.9 Newsweek – UK Election Interviews

June 28, 2024

Sustainable Farm Network begins work to boost farm knowledge exchange

June 28, 2024

EARA co-founder calls for direct payments coupled with agroecological outcomes

June 28, 2024

Farming industry feedback shapes further changes to TB testing in Wales

June 28, 2024