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Defra unveils new £50m flood fund and £60m payments for farmers
Defra has pledged £50m for internal drainage boards (IDBs) to help protect farmers from future flooding, while confirming that the delayed Farming…
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Jeff Bezos issues £7m to UK scientists to cut cattle emissions
Amazon's Jeff Bezos has announced he will award a £7.3m grant to help a UK-based project to slash cattle emissions with the use of a potential new…
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British Sugar submits plans to build new 'green' sugar beet drier
British Sugar has submitted an application to construct a new 'green' sugar beet drier at its factory in Wissington, Norfolk. The sugar beet…
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Tesco unveils new sustainability partnership to 'transform' UK dairy
Tesco and its milk suppliers Arla and Muller have launched a new partnership which aims to 'transform' the dairy sector by putting more emphasis on…
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AHDB calls for new 'ecosystem' for farm-level environmental data
The potential benefits of developing an 'ecosystem' which farmers could trust to connect farm-level environmental data has been highlighted in a new…
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Banks should 'radically rethink' farmer support in green transition
Banks need to 'radically rethink' how they support farmers to shift to farming systems that prioritise climate and nature, a new report has said. The…
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Land management greatly impacts soil organic levels, data suggests
Data from thousands of soil samples suggests that land management has a significant impact on soil organic matter (SOM) levels. Overall, the less…
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Two wildlife charities buy 3,800-hectares worth of Rothbury Estate
Two wildlife charities have bought 3,800-hectares worth of the Rothbury Estate, making it the largest block of land purchased in England in the last…
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NSA chief appointed first chair of Dartmoor Management Group
Phil Stocker, who leads the National Sheep Association (NSA), has been announced as the first independent chair of the new Dartmoor Land Use…
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Farmers need 'proper credit' for green work, NFU Scotland says
NFU Scotland's outgoing president has used his final conference address to call for 'proper credit' to be given to Scottish farmers for their 'world…
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