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Project to radically improve how poultry farm interacts with environment
A new project is underway to radically improve how a Herefordshire poultry farm interacts with the local environment. The joint wetland venture…
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New project seeks to produce barley with 50% lower emissions
A new on-farm project will explore how barley can be grown in a more sustainable way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining crop…
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Farmers and growers 'likely' to see drought effects in 2023
Many farmers and growers are likely to experience the effects of drought into the new year, according to the National Drought Group. At its latest…
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Landowners sought for new scheme to protect waterways from pollution
Natural England is in the process of identifying land most likely to be suitable for nutrient mitigation provision as part of a new scheme, with…
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Abandoning nature 'threatens' UK food security, Natural England to warn
Farmers must put nature into the centre of food production or risk an 'existential threat' to UK food supplies, Natural England chair Tony Juniper…
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New gene discovery sows hope of drought resilient wheat
Reduced height, or semi-dwarf, wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe following a major UK…
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Welsh consultation launches on extending nitrogen limit to 250kg/ha
A consultation has launched on a licensing scheme allowing Welsh farmers to apply for a higher holding nitrogen limit of up to 250 kg/ha until 2025…
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Take advantage of slurry grants now, expert urges farmers
Farmers should take advantage of the new slurry infrastructure grant to improve their slurry storage before it becomes a legal requirement, says the…
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NI farmer fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to water pollution
A Co Londonderry farmer has been ordered to pay out £1,000 after a 'significant amount' of pollution was discovered in a local waterway. Adrian…
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Wales' SFS scheme continues to ignore food production, NFU Cymru says
Concerns have been raised that the Welsh government's proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) continues to ignore domestic food production at a…
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