Forestry
Tree health pilot updated to improve farmer and landowner support
Defra's tree health pilot is being updated to improve the support available to farmers and land managers dealing with tree pest and disease issues…
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Failure to support farmers to cut carbon 'could cost £100bn by 2050'
Failure to support farmers to cut carbon by planting woodland and restoring peatland this decade could cost taxpayers £100 billion by 2050, according…
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Importance of having P's in place prior to starting forestry work
When it comes to undertaking forestry operations in a previously unmanaged woodland, many farmers and landowners understandably fear the consequences…
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Cattle reintroduced to nature reserve set to boost beef quality
Cattle have been reintroduced to a 1,200-acre New Forest nature reserve to help graze and restore the site, in turn boosting the quality of beef. It…
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Defra sets out new legally binding environment targets
Legally binding targets to protect the environment have been set out by Defra, including increasing woodland cover to 16.5% of total land area in…
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Wales' SFS scheme continues to ignore food production, NFU Cymru says
Concerns have been raised that the Welsh government's proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) continues to ignore domestic food production at a…
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Farmers turn undermanaged farm woodland into energy enterprise
Improved woodland management is helping a North Wales farming couple meet their goals of energy self-sufficiency and increased biodiversity. Sheep…
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Tree grower purchases 200 acres of farmland for woodland
Tree grower Hillier Nurseries has completed the £4m purchase of a 200-acre Hampshire farm, land which was previously used for livestock production…
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Farmers don't need to give up farming for trees, expert says
Planting trees on the farm does not always mean taking hectares of land out of agriculture and turning it over to permanent woodland, according to…
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Convert 10% of arable land to agroforestry, Woodland Trust says
The Woodland Trust has urged the government to set a target for converting 10% of land suitable for cropping to agroforestry systems as part of a…
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