Environment
DEFRA announces new rural economy grant
DEFRA have announced the new Rural Economy Grant (REG) which provides funding to enable significant "game changing" transformational performance in…
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Shortcuts costly when buying conservation from farmers
Shortcuts in the design of payment schemes to persuade farmers to undertake conservation works could be putting the potential environmental benefits…
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Deadline looms to beat wind power tariff cuts
The UK’s leader in renewable energy has launched a series of roadshows across the UK to help farmers and rural businesses beat the deadline for wind…
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EU should abolish farm subsidies, research shows
New research released today, Liberating farming from the CAP, shows that by abolishing direct EU subsidies to farmers the level of food production…
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Wind turbines to be built in Lanarkshire, Scotland
TGC Renewables has started construction on three wind turbines for the farming and agricultural community in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The construction…
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SIAC installs lattice tower in West Sussex
SIAC Wind Energy has installed a 30m lattice tower on an industrial estate in Lancing, West Sussex. The leading wind energy specialist erected the…
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NFU launches new Farm Energy Service
A new initiative that provides a range of renewables and energy efficiency services to help reduce environmental impact and increase farm profits is…
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Greenvale invest £1.7m to reduce water usage
Leading potato supplier Greenvale AP is on target to reduce its water usage by 100 million litres a year after rolling out its revolutionary Cascade…
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UK green farming ’not penalised’
The UK will not be "penalised" for championing wildlife-friendly farming under reforms of European policy, the EU’s agriculture commissioner said…
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Environmental agencies warn against gov’t cuts
WWF today warned against cutting valuable environmental protections along with red tape, arguing that sustainable farming is a common goal. WWF also…
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