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Tenant farming future at risk amid policy shifts, warns TFA chair
Policy changes and shifting land use are putting the future of tenant farming in England and Wales at risk, the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has…
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Farm ordered to pay £18,000 after slurry pollutes Bristol Avon tributaries
A Wiltshire farming partnership has been ordered to pay more than £18,000 after two slurry pollution incidents contaminated tributaries of the…
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Legal battle over farm pesticide records heads to tribunal
A tribunal hearing this week will decide whether campaigners can gain access to records detailing pesticide use on farms. Conservation group WildFish…
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Agroforestry expansion could cut food energy production by up to 45%
Food energy production — the total calories produced from farmland for human consumption — could fall by between three and 45% if agroforestry were…
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UK 'seriously off track' to meet global biodiversity targets
The UK is “seriously off track” to meet global targets to halt biodiversity loss by 2030, a new analysis has warned. Research by the RSPB suggests…
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Wet winter boosts 2026 irrigation prospects across England
After one of the wettest winters in decades, irrigation prospects for 2026 are shaping up far stronger than many farmers and growers feared. The…
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UK secures top three spot in global food resilience rankings
A stark 42-point gulf between the world’s most and least resilient food systems has been exposed by a major new global index — with the UK ranking…
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Welsh government boosts woodland grants with £825 per hectare incentive
Welsh farmers are being offered an additional £825 per hectare to plant native woodland, as ministers step up efforts to accelerate tree creation and…
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First-come, first-served SFI window raises fears of farmers missing out
The government’s reshaped Sustainable Farming Incentive will operate on a first-come, first-served basis from 2026, raising concerns that some…
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First Milk backs tougher carbon standard ahead of 2027 shake-up
A new global standard on land use and carbon removals is set to reshape how dairy businesses measure net zero — and First Milk says the sector must…
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