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Beef and sheep farmers invited to join pioneering baselining study
A new project is calling on proactive beef and sheep producers in Wales to help showcase how farming can cut emissions while delivering environmental…
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Trust gap slows adoption of biostimulants as climate pressures mount
Almost every UK wheat grower says weather variability is the biggest challenge they face, according to new research which also reveals low confidence…
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Lloyds maps £30bn green opportunity for UK farmers
Lloyds Banking Group has mapped a £30 billion green opportunity for UK farming, in what it calls the country’s most detailed analysis of how…
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Farmers 'part of the solution' as MPs call for proactive flood strategy
Farmers must be recognised as “part of the solution” in tackling England’s growing flood risks, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. Their new…
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Tenant farmers urge Starmer to act on solar farm evictions
Tenant farmers have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, warning that government promises to protect their livelihoods are being ignored as…
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UK food system 'needs wartime-scale overhaul' to survive
The UK must radically transform the way it produces and consumes food if it is to avoid a cycle of escalating crises, a major report has warned. The…
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Lincolnshire mega solar farm approved despite farmland fears
A vast solar farm in Lincolnshire has been given the green light by the Department for Energy Security, despite warnings from countryside campaigners…
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Red Tractor slams watchdog ruling on 'farmed with care' advert
Red Tractor has criticised an Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling against one of its adverts, describing the decision as “fundamentally…
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Countryside Stewardship reprieve secures lifeline for 5,000 farmers
Farmers and environmental groups have secured a major victory after the government confirmed a one-year roll over of Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier…
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Scientists warn: UK must grow drought-proof wheat or risk food crisis
Britain must move fast to develop drought-tolerant wheat or risk jeopardising its food supply as climate change drives harsher extremes of heat and…
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