Opinion: Better to learn from each other than fight in factions
Farmers Weekly Not so long ago I was sat high above what looked like a heavy crop of grass. Had I been cutting silage this would have been good news. As it was, I was attempting to fill the combine tank with oats. Sometimes that is the reality for organic farms. This year’s mix of conditions meant […]
ELM payments ‘not generous enough’, says Ben Goldsmith
Farmers Weekly Environmental campaigner and former Defra non-executive director Ben Goldsmith has said payments under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme are “not generous enough”. Mr Goldsmith, who was speaking exclusively to Farmers Weekly at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, said the move to a public money for public goods approach was the right […]
Farmer poll: How much AHDB levy are you prepared to pay?
Farmers Weekly The Canadian meat industry has launched a campaign demanding its government block the UK’s accession to a new trans-Pacific trade deal unless it accepts imports of Canadian hormone-fed beef. The Canadian Cattle Association, the Canadian Meat Council and the National Cattle Feeders’ Association launched the campaign, called “Say No to A Bad Deal”, […]
Canadian cattle groups say ’no’ to UK’s entry into CPTPP
Farmers Weekly The Canadian meat industry has launched a campaign demanding its government block the UK’s accession to a new trans-Pacific trade deal unless it accepts imports of Canadian hormone-fed beef. The Canadian Cattle Association, the Canadian Meat Council and the National Cattle Feeders’ Association launched the campaign, called “Say No to A Bad Deal”, […]
BNG delayed until January 2024 with more guidance awaited
Farmers Weekly The start date for developers to deliver at least 10% improved biodiversity associated with their sites has been pushed back to January next year. Biodiversity net gain (BNG) obligations were due to become mandatory for planning permissions granted from November. However, announcing the delay last week, the government also said that long-awaited guidance […]
Opinion: Why landlord-tenant relationships need to be worked at
Farmers Weekly It could be argued that the current Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy model is outdated and insufficient in addressing the challenges posed by the post-Brexit era. With the shift towards environmental schemes and the concept of natural capital, there is a need to reimagine the landlord-tenant relationship as a genuine partnership that promotes […]
Opinion: ‘Fake meat’ has no sausage or sizzle
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. Here’s a selection of the key topics the FW team have been focused on as party conference season kicked off and the latest State of Nature report once again pointed the […]
BT’s digital switch must avoid rural connectivity ‘black hole’
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. Here’s a selection of the key topics the FW team have been focused on as party conference season kicked off and the latest State of Nature report once again pointed the […]