OFC 2023: Defra minister insists funding for farming has not been cut
Farmers Weekly Defra farming minister Mark Spencer has urged farmers to get involved with the Sustainable Farming Incentive, dismissing suggestions that money taken from English farmers through Basic Payment Scheme cuts is not being returned through other means. His comments came as The Guardian reported that just 224 farmers have been paid under Defra’s flagship […]
OFC 2023: Defra to pay more for SFI and Countryside Stewardship
Farmers Weekly Farmers who sign up to the Sustainable Farming Incentive in England are to receive up to £1,000 each as a one-off management payment, as Defra tries to attract more farmers into the scheme. And in a further move to encourage the uptake of agri-environment measures, the budget for Countryside Stewardship (CS) is also […]
Concerns raised about hike in frozen NZ lamb imports
Farmers Weekly Reversing the decline in Britain’s biodiversity will be a major challenge for both the government and farmers following the COP15 deal signed in Montreal, Canada, last month. The new international treaty, signed by almost 200 countries, includes an agreement to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030. It also includes […]
OFC 2023: Farmers need ‘vison, clarity and detail’ over ELM
Farmers Weekly Reversing the decline in Britain’s biodiversity will be a major challenge for both the government and farmers following the COP15 deal signed in Montreal, Canada, last month. The new international treaty, signed by almost 200 countries, includes an agreement to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030. It also includes […]
RSPB research shows value of environment schemes
Farmers Weekly Reversing the decline in Britain’s biodiversity will be a major challenge for both the government and farmers following the COP15 deal signed in Montreal, Canada, last month. The new international treaty, signed by almost 200 countries, includes an agreement to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030. It also includes […]
Dr Ranj Singh joins AHDB campaign to promote milk benefits
Farmers Weekly Television presenter and front-line doctor Ranj Singh has taken to the streets to urge Britons to consume milk and dairy products as a vital source of vitamin B12. Backing the return of AHDB’s “We Eat Balanced” campaign, the NHS doctor joined a morning milk round to encourage families to “Wake up to B12” […]
‘Meat and veg’ burger targeted at environmentally sensitive students
Farmers Weekly A project in Wales could help farmers grow a low-cost animal feed in their slurry and waste water stores and at the same time reduce storage requirements for nutrients. Researchers at Aberystwyth University and University College Cork have embarked on a £1.3m study of how fast-growing duckweed can be grown as a protein […]
Welsh farmers needed for project to grow feed on waste water
Farmers Weekly A project in Wales could help farmers grow a low-cost animal feed in their slurry and waste water stores and at the same time reduce storage requirements for nutrients. Researchers at Aberystwyth University and University College Cork have embarked on a £1.3m study of how fast-growing duckweed can be grown as a protein […]