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NSA urges Welsh Government rethink amidst SFS turmoil
February 29, 2024
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European citizens face exposure to pesticides through fruit and veg
February 28, 2024
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Welsh Government written statement: Farming in Wales
February 28, 2024
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Welsh farmers will benefit from increasing tree cover
February 27, 2024
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Food and farming policies “fettered by neoliberal economics” says SDP
February 26, 2024
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African Development Bank policies “undermining biodiversity”
February 23, 2024
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NFU elects new presidential team
February 23, 2024
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Liberal Democrats promise £1bn extra for English farmers
February 23, 2024
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Welsh Government says “We are listening”
February 23, 2024
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Forestry agency publishes Gaelic Language Plan
February 22, 2024
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Yorkshire Dales small abattoir closure is a crisis for rural community
February 21, 2024
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£2 million investment in timber transport for Scotland
February 21, 2024
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Prime Minister “needs to map a realistic future for farmers”
February 21, 2024
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“China and Brazil can lead harmonised criteria” for green agriculture
February 21, 2024
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Is the UK facing a timber crisis?
February 20, 2024
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Avian Influenza: Bird gatherings ban relaxed in Wales
February 20, 2024
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Nature Friendly Farming Network statement on farming protests
February 20, 2024
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Government must take horticulture sector seriously or risk its future
February 19, 2024
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New King’s National Nature Reserve will protect wetland habitat
February 16, 2024
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Opportunities associated with change of use under PDR for farm buildings
February 15, 2024
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Japan to issue $11bn Climate Transition Bond
February 15, 2024
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Thousands of applications made for Sustainable Farming Incentive
February 15, 2024
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Cost of living crisis causing loneliness epidemic for young people
February 15, 2024
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Protesting farmers have allies in the public and also in nature
February 14, 2024
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“Serious and fair solutions” needed for farming in Wales
February 14, 2024
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Get ready for new Biodiversity Net Gain legislation
February 14, 2024
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Study shows role of bird flu in widespread declines of UK seabirds
February 14, 2024
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Labour pulls ahead in crucial battle for the countryside vote
February 13, 2024
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New housing developments to deliver a boost for nature in landmark move
February 12, 2024
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River Action taking government to court over River Wye pollution
February 12, 2024
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8.9 Newsweek podcast – Welsh farming, Scottish food and Planet Soil
February 9, 2024
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National Parks must work for everyone
February 9, 2024
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Breeding sheep for lower methane emissions
February 8, 2024
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Beetle restrictions will allow trade to continue with Ireland
February 8, 2024
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Survey reveals bleak relations between landlords and tenant farmers
February 7, 2024
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Draft plan to tackle effects of climate change in Scotland
February 5, 2024
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Climate change: Fungal disease endangers wheat production
February 5, 2024
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New Forest for the Nation competition launched
February 5, 2024
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SLM Partners spearheading innovation in nature-based carbon credits
February 5, 2024
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£14 million for marine and fishing businesses
February 2, 2024
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Agricultural Transition Plan update: agroforestry
February 2, 2024
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Latest Farm Productivity Grant is welcome news for farmers
February 2, 2024
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SBTi doubles corporate climate validations in a year
February 2, 2024
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“Deep concerns about biosecurity” at new GB border
January 31, 2024
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High-tech aerial mapping reveals England’s hedgerow landscape
January 31, 2024
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Nature recovery to be accelerated on land and at sea
January 31, 2024
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A big win for grassland, but farmers need more
January 31, 2024
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Farming risks being “lured” by far-right rhetoric
January 31, 2024
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Grocery suppliers urged to complete 2024 groceries sector survey
January 30, 2024
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Euro NGOs initiate legal challenge against EU glyphosate re-approval
January 30, 2024
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Momentum on creating woodlands continues after summit
January 29, 2024
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AFSA launches 21 seed case studies from 10 African nations
January 29, 2024
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8.9 Newsweek podcast – Natural capital, UK dairy, hemp & more
January 26, 2024
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Wales: “Shocking scenario” projected by SFS impact assessment
January 26, 2024
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Farmers aim to save Long Compton Abattoir from closure
January 26, 2024
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Scottish Government publishes long-awaited Good Food Nation plans
January 26, 2024
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“Empower farmers and they will deliver what society wants”
January 25, 2024
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NFU and AHDB to commission independent review of farm assurance
January 25, 2024
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Four-point plan to back nature-friendly farming in Northern Ireland
January 25, 2024
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Vets and farmers working together on animal health pilot scheme
January 24, 2024
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Stepping up efforts to save Scotland’s critically endangered chough
January 24, 2024
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Supermarkets accused of “acting like a cartel”
January 24, 2024
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“Treat soil as a precious resource” Blinken tells Davos leaders
January 23, 2024
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Defra confirms BNG launch date
January 22, 2024
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Farmers hold solution to government inaction on nature targets
January 22, 2024
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Farmers hold solution to government inaction on nature targets
January 22, 2024
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Government remains off track to meet its environmental ambitions
January 19, 2024
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