The latest Environment news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
Environment
Farmers will work with the wider supply chain to improve soil quality in river catchment areas around Yorkshire. In a programme touted the "first of…
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Farmers with an environmentally-friendly vision for the future of farming in Scotland have unveiled their ‘Pledge for Nature’ in the wake of Brexit…
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The NFU has criticised Defra for announcing that farmers with a 2017 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreement will receive bridging payments…
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The NFU has urged government to begin immediate bridging payments to farmers undertaking agri-environment schemes, as thousands still await payment…
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Farmers are laying a network of "bee roads" throughout the UK to support pollinators and promote bio-diversity. Farmers who supply the Co-op have…
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Farmers have helped create 7,100 hectares of new woodland planted during 2017/18, a rise of 2,300 hectares from the previous year. The figures means…
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Major agroforestry trials should be established during the EU withdrawal period to improve agricultural productivity and environmental protection…
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Farmers and landowners will help in the first phase of a £1m project to revitalise an 80sq mile area of Northern Ireland with woodland. The Woodland…
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The Treasury has refused to attend a post-Brexit environmental watchdog hearing organised by an influential parliamentary committee. The…
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Years of environmental work could be put at risk as many farmers reaching the end of stewardship schemes are unable to start new agreements due to…
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