Penwith Moors farmers sell up following SSSI designation
Farmers Weekly Farmers and landowners in West Penwith have started to dispose of their holdings following the designation of the area as a protected site. Natural England (NE) designated more than 3,000ha of the Land’s End peninsula in Cornwall as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) last October. See also: Natural England accused of […]
Import checks on EU food start Jan 2024 after repeated delays
Farmers Weekly Post-Brexit border checks on imports of European food and fresh produce are due to commence on 31 January 2024, the cabinet office has confirmed, some three years after the UK formally left the EU. Following four previous delays, it had been expected that the new checks on paperwork would finally come into effect […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 171: EA under fire over water-rules blunder
Farmers Weekly Defra has delayed the launch of its Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for eligible farmers in England to mid-September. Farmers Weekly exclusively revealed last Wednesday (23 August) that technical issues looked likely to push back the opening of the scheme into September. This is despite repeated assurances all year from senior Defra civil servants […]
Defra pushes back SFI launch to mid-September
Farmers Weekly Defra has delayed the launch of its Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for eligible farmers in England to mid-September. Farmers Weekly exclusively revealed last Wednesday (23 August) that technical issues looked likely to push back the opening of the scheme into September. This is despite repeated assurances all year from senior Defra civil servants […]
Opinion: Work experience student rises to the challenge
Farmers Weekly The AHDB’s “We Eat Balanced” advertising campaign will include the term “British” for the first time, when it relaunches on 8 September. EU state aid rules had previously restricted using country of origin terms such as “British” as part of marketing campaigns. However, since the UK published The Subsidy Control Act post-Brexit, this […]
‘British’ focus for AHDB We Eat Balanced campaign relaunch
Farmers Weekly The AHDB’s “We Eat Balanced” advertising campaign will include the term “British” for the first time, when it relaunches on 8 September. EU state aid rules had previously restricted using country of origin terms such as “British” as part of marketing campaigns. However, since the UK published The Subsidy Control Act post-Brexit, this […]
Why you should stop blanket cattle worming and how to do it
Farmers Weekly For farming duo William and Andrew Pitts, a five-year trial hopes to pin-point a sustainable farming system which promotes food production, soil health and biodiversity. On a quest to find the ultimate soil rejuvenator, ‘Project fortress’ aims to investigate a number of strategies which improve soils, provide pollinator habitats and store carbon. Being […]
Five-year farm trial aims to find ultimate soil rejuvenator
Farmers Weekly For farming duo William and Andrew Pitts, a five-year trial hopes to pin-point a sustainable farming system which promotes food production, soil health and biodiversity. On a quest to find the ultimate soil rejuvenator, ‘Project fortress’ aims to investigate a number of strategies which improve soils, provide pollinator habitats and store carbon. Being […]