Jonathan Hedges, chair of the campaigning group, said each farmer brought a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, while covering wide geographical areas in Scotland
"Intensive farming, with its reliance on artificial nitrogen, vanishing peat and corrupting the soil, will not see many more tomorrows. It is literally unsustainable"
James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network
It includes a 2 metre buffer strip and a hedgerow cutting ban from March 1 to August 31
Lower Pertwood Farm is a 2,800 acre arable unit in Hindon, Wiltshire
Public sector professionals came together last week (March 20) at Love British Food’s ‘Public Sector Influencer’ event
A recent survey conducted as part of a combined ABP and Asda initiative, highlights the beneficial work that British farmers are accomplishing to boost farmland biodiversity
Work to boost species numbers has been hailed sucess as hundreds sign-up to Operation Turtle Dove
As the first farmer to grow and sell Wildflower Turf to customers nationwide, James Hewetson-Brown was excited about the prospect of growers being rewarded fairly for improving biodiversity on their farms
The report recommended the Government to fund the widespread, standardised testing of soil through its Environmental Land Management schemes and to work with industry on an agreed set of metrics of soil health by next year