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Leading scientists from across the world have warned the current methodology for recording methane emissions from livestock is distorting our understanding of climate change.

UK farmers can tap into the carbon potential of non-peat soils but must consider the wider picture if adopting carbon friendly practices on grass and arable land.

A push to plant trees across Scotland has driven marginal grazing land prices up, with a knock-on effect on better land.

The Board of Trade, a Government body headed up by Trade Secretary Liz Truss, has claimed buying local food is ‘not always the most environmentally sustainable choice’.

China was facing potential damage to its wheat crop, essential infrastructure and the threat of the ‘rapid spread’ of African swine fever (ASF) following extreme flooding in the Henan province.

When it comes to land use in Scotland much attention is focused on increasing forestry cover, but the Scottish Government’s plans for peatland restoration are equally ambitious.

Projects to create new woodland, deliver natural flood risk management and improve water quality are among an initial 27 schemes to benefit from a new fund to drive private investment in nature, Defra and Natural England have announced.

A cohort of farmers is calling on the Environment Agency to take action on a stretch of river before more homes are flooded and crops and wildlife habitats destroyed.

The Prince’s Countryside Fund in conjunction with McDonalds UK has launched a new guide aimed at helping farmers and suppliers understand more about climate change.

The ‘backbone of Britain’s rural communities’ will be broken if small farms are allowed to go bust, Prince Charles has warned.