Tag: Policy

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

Regen farmers push back at Denmark’s ‘demonising’ tax on cattle

June 28, 2024

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Must Deliver Balance Between Landlords and Tenants

June 27, 2024

Farmer knowledge at centre of new regen dairy training course

June 27, 2024

Double British fruit and veg to fix diets and tackle nature crisis

June 27, 2024

Wheat from the Chaff – UK Election Special: What’s on offer?

June 26, 2024

New book says we must cut trees down to solve climate crisis

June 26, 2024

Exclusive: Author, Paul Brannen, explains why he wrote Timber!

June 26, 2024

Fly-tipping as bad as ever as Channel 4 highlights shocking impact

June 25, 2024

High levels of woodland creation recorded in Scotland

June 25, 2024

8.9 Newsweek podcast – Peter Byck: “AMP grazing smells amazing, it sounds amazing”

June 21, 2024

Supreme Court judgment may end UK fossil fuel extraction

June 21, 2024

NHS Orkney roll out ‘Nature prescriptions’

June 21, 2024

Soil moisture study opens door for satellite remote sensing

June 21, 2024

New ISO will capture ‘overall GHG dynamics of wood-based products’

June 20, 2024

Fruit farmers can predict crop yields with AI

June 20, 2024

NSA excluded from Welsh SFS Roundtable

June 20, 2024

Scottish Agriculture Bill to become law

June 20, 2024

Soil fauna fundamentally alters carbon storage potential

June 20, 2024

Gender inequality, food and climate are interconnected

June 19, 2024

New NFU Cymru campaign seeks public support for the future of Welsh food

June 19, 2024

Report shares farmer perspectives on large carnivore reintroductions

June 19, 2024

Wales legislates to tackle Bovine Viral Diarrhoea

June 18, 2024

Final green light given to EU Nature Restoration Law

June 18, 2024

Moorland management has ‘key role’ to play in delivering for nature

June 17, 2024

FAO showcases down to earth solutions for regenerating desert

June 17, 2024

Four tenant farming priorities for the next Westminster government

June 14, 2024

‘To unblock development, parties must prioritise nature and climate’, say NGOs

June 13, 2024

Rainforest wildlife under threat as below-canopy temperatures rise

June 13, 2024

The Greens say, “Our food system is failing” and would triple funding for farmers

June 13, 2024

Soil essential to Canada’s economic, environmental, human and social health

June 12, 2024

Investing in nature could deliver 20 times return on investment

June 12, 2024

Conservatives will build on food, farming and nature achievements

June 12, 2024

Reducing forests to carbon sinks poses risks

June 11, 2024

NFU Cymru sets out Welsh agriculture’s asks of next UK Government

June 11, 2024

Lib Dems promise £1 billion extra for farmers

June 11, 2024

NZ: Research exposes farmers’ emotional responses to M. bovis eradication

June 11, 2024

Voters find common cause on rural issues

June 10, 2024

Funding helps farmers improve lamb performance and sustainability

June 10, 2024

Bird flu in cows can be spread though milking process

June 10, 2024

Planning reform could sway 70% of rural vote

June 10, 2024

8.9 Newsweek podcast – “Respect farmers experience to change food systems”

June 7, 2024

Record high peatland restoration in Scotland

June 7, 2024

Scottish foodservice to benefit from Scotch Beef Club relaunch

June 7, 2024

Regeneration essential to stop Australia’s soil becoming net CO2 emitter

June 7, 2024

Far-right aims to capture European farmer protests

June 6, 2024

Prof. John Gilliland: “Baselining will be your friend”

June 6, 2024

Basildon New Holland tractor strikes intensify over ‘pay betrayal’

June 5, 2024

Calls for biodiversity assessments before reintroduction of Eurasian Lynx

June 5, 2024

New scheme aims to manage data for EU forest value chain

June 3, 2024

Aldi invests in its sole supplier of British apples

May 31, 2024

NFU Cymru establishes dedicated water quality review group

May 31, 2024

Government reappoints Mark White as Groceries Code Adjudicator

May 30, 2024

Reform UK manifesto prioritises production over nature

May 29, 2024

Woodworking and sawmill industries launch Euro Election manifesto

May 29, 2024

Ultra-processed foods linked to early death

May 24, 2024

Ancient trees safeguarded by National Nature Reserve expansion

May 24, 2024

National Sheep Association welcomes live export ban

May 23, 2024

Mandatory use of CCTV in all Welsh slaughterhouses approved

May 23, 2024

Rayner sets out Labour’s plan for next generation of New Towns

May 23, 2024

England’s largest temperate rainforest declared National Nature Reserve

May 23, 2024

UK general election called for July 4th

May 22, 2024

Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer published

May 22, 2024

Scottish agriculture bill strengthened by amendments

May 21, 2024

Farmers squeezed globally by natural capital markets

May 21, 2024

Risks to the effectiveness of biodiversity net gain scheme

May 20, 2024

New law banning routine antibiotics flawed by major weaknesses

May 20, 2024

Immediate changes to be made to on-farm slaughter in Wales

May 20, 2024

AFSA urges African governments to focus on building soil health

May 20, 2024

China solidifies leadership in Green Finance for 2023

May 20, 2024

“Democratise knowledge to ensure lasting food system transformation”

May 17, 2024

£3m new money announced for new and mobile abattoirs

May 17, 2024

Has UK government chosen the right indicators of food security?

May 17, 2024

Extra £800,000 for timber transport boost

May 16, 2024

Farming Connect modules will help farmers transition to Welsh SFS

May 16, 2024

Rural Affairs Secretary shares new time-frame for Welsh SFS

May 15, 2024

Farm to Fork Summit: food security means nature-friendly farming and healthy diets

May 15, 2024

Global land prices double in 15 years squeezing farmers and food production

May 14, 2024

The north would benefit most from new hedgerows

May 14, 2024

Civil society unites to call for ambitious action on food and farming

May 14, 2024

Pests and pathogens targeted with new funding for national tree health lab

May 13, 2024

Seasonal worker visa scheme extended to 2029

May 10, 2024

NFUS calls on new First Minister to avoid farming cliff edge

May 10, 2024

New 5-year plan to combat antimicrobial resistance

May 9, 2024

Government to fund local projects to boost water quality

May 9, 2024

DeSantis’ lab-grown meat ban not just populist politics

May 9, 2024

High Court judgment finds government’s climate plan ‘unlawful’

May 8, 2024

Survey shows collapse in farmer confidence

May 8, 2024

800,000 ‘speed-bumps’ to protect peat on Kinder Scout

May 8, 2024