Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 135: Is ELM really hanging by a thread?
Farmers Weekly There are numerous misconceptions about farmers and farming, but one of the most common has to be in relation to hedgerows. The view still held by much of the general public is that farmers are wantonly destructive, grubbing up hedgerows with gay abandon as they push for bigger fields, economies of scale and […]
Strong farmer support for hedge planting – if it pays
Farmers Weekly There are numerous misconceptions about farmers and farming, but one of the most common has to be in relation to hedgerows. The view still held by much of the general public is that farmers are wantonly destructive, grubbing up hedgerows with gay abandon as they push for bigger fields, economies of scale and […]
Government inaction risks further food shortages, NFU warns
Farmers Weekly There are numerous misconceptions about farmers and farming, but one of the most common has to be in relation to hedgerows. The view still held by much of the general public is that farmers are wantonly destructive, grubbing up hedgerows with gay abandon as they push for bigger fields, economies of scale and […]
Festive season sheep attack warning as cases rise
Farmers Weekly There are numerous misconceptions about farmers and farming, but one of the most common has to be in relation to hedgerows. The view still held by much of the general public is that farmers are wantonly destructive, grubbing up hedgerows with gay abandon as they push for bigger fields, economies of scale and […]
Opinion: Planning officers aren’t just ‘council jobsworths’
Farmers Weekly Something farming and local government have in common is that people who probably know next to nothing about them nevertheless feel qualified to cast aspersions. A few weeks ago, a columnist in a national newspaper lambasted Jeremy Clarkson’s local council for closing down the restaurant at his farm, calling its officers “council jobsworths”, […]
Forage Aid founder hit by major fly-tipping incident
Farmers Weekly A new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with more of an environmental focus and stronger support for young farmers will take effect across EU Member states from 1 January. The EU claims that the new policy “paves the way for a fairer, greener and more performance-based CAP”. In contrast to England where the Basic […]
EU farmers to adopt new eco-schemes from 1 January
Farmers Weekly A new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with more of an environmental focus and stronger support for young farmers will take effect across EU Member states from 1 January. The EU claims that the new policy “paves the way for a fairer, greener and more performance-based CAP”. In contrast to England where the Basic […]
Defra questions to be extended to one hour from January 2023
Farmers Weekly MPs will spend more time talking about food, farming, the environment and rural communities in parliament thanks to lobbying from a Devon MP. Anthony Mangnall, Conservative MP for Totnes and South Devon, first raised this point in the House of Commons on 8 September, saying: “There are not really enough hours in the […]