Dutch announce forced buyout of farms to cut emissions
Farmers Weekly The Dutch government is planning to buy up and shut down almost 3,000 farms in a bid to meet tough EU greenhouse gas emissions targets. The targets dictate that the Netherlands must halve emissions of nitrous oxide and ammonia by 2030. To meet this, the Dutch government will use some of a dedicated […]
Family pay tribute to much-loved dad who died after cow attack
Farmers Weekly The Dutch government is planning to buy up and shut down almost 3,000 farms in a bid to meet tough EU greenhouse gas emissions targets. The targets dictate that the Netherlands must halve emissions of nitrous oxide and ammonia by 2030. To meet this, the Dutch government will use some of a dedicated […]
Half of UK free-range Christmas turkeys lost to avian flu
Farmers Weekly Half of all free-range turkeys and geese being grown on UK farms for Christmas have been culled or died due to avian influenza, MPs have been told. Out of an estimated 1.3 million free-range birds on farms, 600,000 have been lost to the virus, a parliamentary hearing of the Environment, Food and Rural […]
Defra farming expert gives update on carbon farming plans
Farmers Weekly A Defra farming expert has given an update on how his government department is evaluating the potential for carbon trading in agriculture. Jonathan Baker, a senior civil servant working at Defra on its future farming policy, was drafted in at short notice to appear on a panel at Natural England’s Food and Nature […]
Former MI5 boss says urgent action needed on food security
Farmers Weekly A Defra farming expert has given an update on how his government department is evaluating the potential for carbon trading in agriculture. Jonathan Baker, a senior civil servant working at Defra on its future farming policy, was drafted in at short notice to appear on a panel at Natural England’s Food and Nature […]
Scottish Ag Bill must learn lessons from ELM, says NFUS
Farmers Weekly A Defra farming expert has given an update on how his government department is evaluating the potential for carbon trading in agriculture. Jonathan Baker, a senior civil servant working at Defra on its future farming policy, was drafted in at short notice to appear on a panel at Natural England’s Food and Nature […]
Delays to ELM may push farmers to intensive production
Farmers Weekly Farmers have been urged to check electrical equipment regularly and have fire plans in place after new figures showed the cost of farm fires totalled £95.6m in 2021. Electrical faults were the biggest known cause of blazes last year, while the cost of large-scale farm arson attacks rose from £4.7m in 2020 to […]
Cost of farm fires totalled £95.6m in 2021, says NFU Mutual
Farmers Weekly Farmers have been urged to check electrical equipment regularly and have fire plans in place after new figures showed the cost of farm fires totalled £95.6m in 2021. Electrical faults were the biggest known cause of blazes last year, while the cost of large-scale farm arson attacks rose from £4.7m in 2020 to […]