King Charles gives farming charity royal renaming
Farmers Weekly The Prince’s Countryside Fund, the charity founded by His Majesty King Charles to support family farms and rural communities, has officially become the Royal Countryside Fund. Following King Charles’ coronation in May, the new name is the first of the many charities he founded to undergo this transition, which will ensure that his […]
Editor’s view: Is environment falling on government priority list?
Farmers Weekly Power corrupts, as the old saying goes, but power also reveals. A politician on the climb will often seek not to take firm positions on anything anything as they’ll be left high and dry when circumstances change. Yet when they have the power to make decisions, they will by their actions reveal what […]
M&S milk suppliers to use new green fertiliser range
Farmers Weekly Farming minister Mark Spencer has said he doesn’t want the Land Use Framework (LUF) for England to be a “communist” document which dictates what farmers can do with their land. Former government food tsar Henry Dimbleby described the LUF as the “single most important” step the government could take to solve the problem […]
Land Use Framework won’t be ‘communist’, says Defra minister
Farmers Weekly Farming minister Mark Spencer has said he doesn’t want the Land Use Framework (LUF) for England to be a “communist” document which dictates what farmers can do with their land. Former government food tsar Henry Dimbleby described the LUF as the “single most important” step the government could take to solve the problem […]
Nepalese seasonal farmworkers scammed by illegal brokers
Farmers Weekly New research by the Landworkers’ Alliance, Sustain and others has raised serious concerns about exploitation of Nepalese workers in the UK horticulture sector. The 60-page report, called “Debt. Migration and Exploitation” (PDF), examines the recruitment practices and working conditions of seasonal fruit and veg pickers employed under the UK government’s Seasonal Worker scheme. […]
How will new Welsh Agriculture Act affect farmers?
Farmers Weekly A group of farmers is taking part in a four-year project to explore the impact of bale grazing on forage quality and soil health. The Innovative Farmers field lab will fill a research gap: to date, there have been no published, UK-based trials to quantify the practice, which involves outwintering on bales rolled […]
4 farmers outline bale grazing benefits in field lab trial
Farmers Weekly A group of farmers is taking part in a four-year project to explore the impact of bale grazing on forage quality and soil health. The Innovative Farmers field lab will fill a research gap: to date, there have been no published, UK-based trials to quantify the practice, which involves outwintering on bales rolled […]
Ministers urged to review protection for beavers in England
Farmers Weekly Ministers have been urged to review the protected status of beavers in England by MPs on the cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee. Since October 2022, it has been illegal to capture, kill, injure or disturb a beaver without a licence, but farm groups have raised concerns about the animals damaging […]