Defra downgrades species reintroduction ambitions
Farmers Weekly Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon has committed to spending ‘by far the majority’ of any future agriculture budget on conditional direct support for farmers. The Scottish government has set out plans for a post-Brexit scheme made up of four tiers – with tiers 1 and 2 paying direct support and tiers 3 […]
Risk of abattoir closures due to NI farm vets strike action
Farmers Weekly Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon has committed to spending ‘by far the majority’ of any future agriculture budget on conditional direct support for farmers. The Scottish government has set out plans for a post-Brexit scheme made up of four tiers – with tiers 1 and 2 paying direct support and tiers 3 […]
Editor’s view: Fight is on to take credit for Red Tractor reform
Farmers Weekly Incremental changes made over more than 20 years to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase soil carbon sequestration have resulted in Doug Christie from Scotland being crowned the first Carbon Farmer of the Year. Recognised by the judges for his dogged determination to find ways to do things differently, Doug was announced […]
Why Scots regen grower is first Carbon Farmer of the Year
Farmers Weekly Incremental changes made over more than 20 years to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase soil carbon sequestration have resulted in Doug Christie from Scotland being crowned the first Carbon Farmer of the Year. Recognised by the judges for his dogged determination to find ways to do things differently, Doug was announced […]
Labour seeks wider public access, but not full ‘right to roam’
Farmers Weekly Labour appears to be backing away from a more widespread “right to roam” policy for England that would have seen the public given far greater access to farmland than is currently the case. A report in The Guardian newspaper this week suggested the Labour Party had committed a U-turn and was now advocating […]
Welsh government allocates £4.6m to flood risk management
Farmers Weekly The Welsh government has released details of a new £4.6m programme to reduce the risk of flooding around major river catchments. The Natural Flood Management Accelerator Programme was announced by the Welsh government minister for climate change, Julie James, and minister for rural affairs Lesley Griffifths as part of a government commitment to […]
Project shows how farming can hit – or better – net zero
Farmers Weekly A pioneering carbon project in Northern Ireland has demonstrated that farms can make structured progress towards net zero and revealed that some are already hitting the target. Under NI’s Climate Change Act (2022), businesses must cut emissions by 48% before 2030 and make a 100% reduction, or reach net zero, by 2050. Agriculture […]
Defra confirms continued access to EU-treated seeds and pesticides
Farmers Weekly A pioneering carbon project in Northern Ireland has demonstrated that farms can make structured progress towards net zero and revealed that some are already hitting the target. Under NI’s Climate Change Act (2022), businesses must cut emissions by 48% before 2030 and make a 100% reduction, or reach net zero, by 2050. Agriculture […]