Environment
Welsh farmers to work with authorities as part of £4.6m flood programme
Farmers will work with Welsh authorities to help deliver nature-based flood management solutions across all major river catchments, it has been…
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NFU calls for strategy to deal with flooding on productive farmland
With Storm Babet leaving vast areas of farmland underwater, the NFU is demanding government 'matches its talk' about the importance of UK food…
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New round of CS Facilitation Fund worth £2.5m opens for farmers
The eighth round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund - worth £2.5 million - has opened for applications today, Defra has announced. The…
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Beef sector calls on Red Tractor to review Greener Farms Commitment
The beef sector has joined growing criticism against Red Tractor's Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) module, calling for the body to review the standard…
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First farmers receive Sustainable Farming Incentive early payment
The first farmers to sign up to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have now received their first payment, Defra has confirmed. The early…
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Lucerne trial could help sheep farms be climate change resilient
A Welsh sheep farm is hoping to increase resilience in its lamb finishing system by growing drought-tolerant lucerne. The deep-rooted nitrogen-fixing…
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Water grants for farmers in Midlands soon closes for applications
Farmers have two weeks left to apply for this year's round of Severn Trent’s Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS), offering up to £30,000 to…
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Welsh government delays 170kg/ha nitrogen limit for third time
Welsh farm leaders have welcomed a third delay to the introduction of a whole farm nitrogen limit and a new commitment to a higher nitrogen limit for…
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Victory for Yorkshire tenant farmers as solar farm proposal rejected
North Yorkshire planning officials have refused an application for a solar farm and battery storage system on tenanted farmland following concern…
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Red Tractor sets out next steps with new voluntary environment module
Red Tractor has unveiled a timetable to make its Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) available from April 2024. The assurance body's new module offers…
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