
Tag: Society


Is the UK facing a timber crisis?
February 20, 2024

Nature Friendly Farming Network statement on farming protests
February 20, 2024

Agroforestry rises as a smallholder-powered climate solution
February 19, 2024

First Milk announces acquisition of BV Dairy
February 16, 2024

Teachers empowered with hands-on farm experience
February 16, 2024

New King’s National Nature Reserve will protect wetland habitat
February 16, 2024

Farm seeks funds to reconnect people with food and nature
February 15, 2024

Opportunities associated with change of use under PDR for farm buildings
February 15, 2024

Cost of living crisis causing loneliness epidemic for young people
February 15, 2024

“Serious and fair solutions” needed for farming in Wales
February 14, 2024


Local food benefits go far beyond food miles
February 13, 2024

Labour pulls ahead in crucial battle for the countryside vote
February 13, 2024

Beans and pulses can transform school meals
February 13, 2024

New housing developments to deliver a boost for nature in landmark move
February 12, 2024

River Action taking government to court over River Wye pollution
February 12, 2024

8.9 Newsweek podcast – Welsh farming, Scottish food and Planet Soil
February 9, 2024

National Parks must work for everyone
February 9, 2024

“Hidden” record of UK’s historic biodiversity to be digitised
February 9, 2024

UK-wide exhibition spotlights regenerative food producers
February 8, 2024

Survey reveals bleak relations between landlords and tenant farmers
February 7, 2024

Peatland ‘time capsule’ reveals prehistoric woodland habitat
February 7, 2024




Draft plan to tackle effects of climate change in Scotland
February 5, 2024

New Forest for the Nation competition launched
February 5, 2024

Latest Farm Productivity Grant is welcome news for farmers
February 2, 2024

Study uncovers major hidden human-driven bird extinctions
February 2, 2024



Last call to join the Big Farmland Bird Count
January 30, 2024

Grocery suppliers urged to complete 2024 groceries sector survey
January 30, 2024


AFSA launches 21 seed case studies from 10 African nations
January 29, 2024

Scottish Government publishes long-awaited Good Food Nation plans
January 26, 2024


NFU and AHDB to commission independent review of farm assurance
January 25, 2024

Stepping up efforts to save Scotland’s critically endangered chough
January 24, 2024

Supermarkets accused of “acting like a cartel”
January 24, 2024


UK’s first sunflower marketing pool
January 23, 2024


Government remains off track to meet its environmental ambitions
January 19, 2024

Will you join the Big Farmland Bird Count?
January 16, 2024

MS’s comments on farm funding ‘out of touch’, says NFU Cymru
January 16, 2024

Mangrove forests are ‘food baskets’ for coastal communities
January 16, 2024

Critical shortage of senior-level talent in land-based sector
January 15, 2024

Scotland: £100K to support local food and drink businesses
January 15, 2024


Scotland’s terrestrial breeding birds show effects of climate change
January 12, 2024

Breeding Woodcock Survey participation breaks all previous records
January 10, 2024

Ombudsman opens inquiry on European Commission’s failure to act
January 10, 2024

Stonegate announces bespoke pullet finance initiative
January 9, 2024


Government aims to increase transparency in food labelling
January 4, 2024



Merry Christmas – We’re back January 2nd 2024
December 18, 2023

8.9 Newsweek – Agroforestry, Forty Farms & COP28
December 15, 2023

Tree equity map shows less affluent areas have lower tree cover
December 15, 2023

Closed greenhouses leak an alarming number of pesticides
December 13, 2023

NFU says food and farming is a key issue ahead of general election
December 13, 2023


Study shows how ethical brands fare in a recession
December 12, 2023


Alarm bells ignored as Africa continues to face deepening food crisis
December 11, 2023



UK food basket at risk from extreme weather
December 7, 2023


Annual cost of UK obesity soars to £98 billion
December 6, 2023


Wheat allergies may instead be allergies to glyphosate
December 4, 2023


Government pledges to boost Britain’s access to nature
November 30, 2023


A taste of the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2024
November 29, 2023

Wheat from the Chaff: Adaptation, Sitka & Buried EA report
November 28, 2023

NFUS seeks urgent clarity as Scottish Government cuts rural budget
November 28, 2023

New forest for the nation to improve access to green space
November 28, 2023

8.9 Newsweek: Peak nitrogen, comic-comms & FiPL
November 24, 2023

Cities and regions lead the way on real food and climate action
November 23, 2023

Treasury must deliver for UK food and farming in Autumn Statement
November 22, 2023


Women In Meat Industry Awards winners revealed for 2023
November 21, 2023

Protecting your capital from inflation and inheritance tax
November 21, 2023

UK food security summit “focussed on symptoms rather than causes”
November 21, 2023

Low income households need permanent access to Healthy Start Scheme
November 21, 2023