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NFU President talks sustainability with UK's largest organic dairy brand
NFU President Minette Batters heard from the UK's largest organic dairy brand on its optimism for a sustainable farming future. The meeting was part…
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Nestlé's new plan to help UK wheat growers adopt regen practices
Nestlé Cereals has launched a new initiative to help its UK wheat growers support the adoption of sustainable and regenerative practices. The Nestlé…
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UK's new trade deals must not 'export cruelty and emissions abroad'
All new trade deals must stand by the UK's core animal welfare and environmental standards or risk "exporting cruelty and carbon emissions abroad"…
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Consumer-facing campaign to champion UK dairy's sustainability
A consumer-facing media campaign has launched to champion the sustainable practices that dairy producers in the UK commit to. The campaign 'It’s What…
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NI government opens two forestry grant schemes for farmers
The Forest Expansion and Small Woodland Grant Schemes have opened to encourage NI farmers and landowners to plant their own woodlands. The schemes…
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Secure UK energy security by removing on-farm barriers, union says
Urgent action is required 'now more than ever' to tackle the UK’s energy shortages by boosting on-farm energy production, the Farmers’ Union of Wales…
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Farms can deliver food while boosting nature, 2022 Rural Report says
Farms have an opportunity to deliver greater food security while making more space for nature, according to Knight Frank's flagship rural research…
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Grass-fed beef and lamb should become UK's staple meat, report says
Grass-fed beef and lamb would become the public's staple meat if the UK switched to sustainable and regenerative farming practices, a new report…
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UK told to follow non-intensive 'Welsh way' of farming
Securing the future of non-intensive sustainable agriculture in the UK is a key part of the answer to current debates in food policy, farmers in…
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Further decrease in Scottish agriculture emissions, figures show
There has been a further decrease in Scottish agriculture emissions, the latest government figures show, with reductions seen in all three types of…
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