Environment
New conditions for Scottish farm support to roll out from 2025
New conditions for support payments will be introduced from 2025 to help farmers tackle climate change, the Scottish government has announced…
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Timeline of Northern Ireland's new farm support programme released
The timeline of Northern Ireland's new farm support has been released, with BPS payments set to remain unchanged for two more years. The Department…
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Farm bot 'Tom' to help farmers create herbicide 'treatment maps'
Researchers are set to utilise a pioneering autonomous robot to help farmers to better monitor the health status of individual crop plants while…
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Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer to roll out from August
The Sustainable Farming Incentive's (SFI) expanded offer will start accepting applications in a controlled rollout from August, the government has…
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Rare chalk streams to benefit as more farms join environmental co-op
World famous chalk streams in Hampshire and Wiltshire are set to benefit from an expanded Environmental Farmers Group (EFG) after dozens of new farms…
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New support for farmers to access private investment to boost nature
New support to help farmers access private investment has been announced by the government to help support nature recovery on farms. Defra has today…
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Green activists take government to court over 'failure' to cut meat emissions
Lawyers representing green campaigners will argue in the Court of Appeal that the government’s 'failure' to adopt measures to reduce meat and dairy…
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Farmers urged to displace imported soya with UK-grown bean crops
Farmers are being urged to displace imported soya with home-grown bean crops due to the environmental and agronomic benefits they bring. The Nitrogen…
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Lincs agri firm told to pay out £500k after major pollution incident
An agricultural business has been ordered to pay out over £500,000 after a pollution incident killed more than 135,000 fish in the River Witham in…
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Farm in spotlight for restoring nature with 100% pasture-fed cows
A Cotswolds livestock farm has been highlighted as a national showcase for how nature can be restored using 100% pasture-fed animals. Will Mann, who…
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