Farm assurance body Red Tractor has bit back at claims published in The Times newspaper that said its members are 鈥渕ore likely to pollute the environment鈥 than non-assured farms.
A new 拢18 million capital grant scheme to help safeguard rare and threatened species from extinction, has been launched by Natural England.
The four leading UK farming unions have issued a joint statement demanding the Government address their concerns over food security and the end of the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry scheme (ETII).
Access to financing plus greater guidance and support will be key if UK farmers are to achieve the goal of carbon net zero by 2050, a new cross-industry report explains.
Campaign groups in Wales are urging farmers and landowners to make their feelings known after plans to install 60 miles of steel pylons were revealed by an energy group.
A new citizen science campaign has been launched in the UK by The Country Trust to help develop a hands-on understanding and appreciation of soil.
草榴社区 Guardian鈥檚 news team talk about the latest in the food fraud scandal of South American beef being branded as British at a UK supermarket and Olivia Midgley speaks to RSPB chief executive Becky Speight
NSA calls out former Defra representative for incorrect and damaging statement on UK sheep farming.
Standardisation of greenhouse gas (GHG) data is urgently needed if the ruminant livestock industry is to reach net zero.
This week鈥檚 budget has garnered a mixed response from the farming sector, with some raising concerns that energy support for business and rural levelling up have been side lined in favour of more general economic gains, while others have welcomed clarity on property relief, pensions and machinery expenditure.