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Four in 10 farms at risk of closing under new green subsidy scheme, report warns Rollout criticised for being slow, confusing and inadequate Emma Gatten, Environment Editor23 July 2024 • 6:32pm Farmers in crop-sprayer study digital tablet data on soil types Credit: MONTY RAKUSEN/DIGITAL...

https://theconversation.com/weve-discovered-the-worlds-trees-absorb-methane-so-forests-are-even-more-important-in-the-climate-fight-than-we-thought-235233 plant a few trees on your farm, and we may be able to say job done?

https://www.outkick.com/sports/paris-olympics-running-out-food-chicken-eggs-plant-based-meals-olympic-village The reasoning behind the shortage of two of the most-eaten items on planet Earth is a result of Olympic officials pushing more plant-based food items on athletes in hopes of reducing...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Flow Country in Scotland has become the world’s first peatland bog to gain UNESCO World Heritage site status. The bog has become the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage site, having been granted the accolade today (Friday, June 26), at the 46th...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Could a series of research projects looking at the impact of tillage approaches and climate change on cover crop establishment help Scottish farmers to make more of the valuable rotational tool? CPM speaks to the James Hutton Institute to...

Watching Miliband this morning preaching about GB energy I am reminded of several other State owned Business's which are highly successful and cannot for the life of me understand why this brilliant scheme has not been thought before. Hopefully they will be calling on the expertise deployed at...

If the above has already been asked I apologise. How long before those advisers to DEFRA ( or whatever it’s called nowadays) have a light bulb moment and suddenly realise “ oh why are the tonnage’s of “x,y,z, etc crops produced in the UK dropping so rapidly each year”? Expensive inquiry into the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has said “we don’t have any more time to waste” when it comes to Lough Neagh. The minister met with key stakeholders on the shores of the lough yesterday...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Members of the public are being urged to join a consultation webinar on Lough Neagh next Tuesday (July 30) at 7:00p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from four experts who will discuss landscape acquisition and management. As well as...

Just saw a post on X (Twitter) about the Water levels in the atmosphere as a graphical representation Looks as though the water has reduced since 2022 under water volcanic eruption but still in larger amounts than prior to 2022 Does this mean the abnormal rains are set to continue through 2025...

I recently spoken with a farmer in the South East about how his child had chosen to sell their dairy cows after being given a choice about whether to keep the dairy farming going or not. They used to have a contract selling milk to one of the big supermarkets, but the son just wasn't interested...

I see there are quite a few of these appearing online allowing us to do our own carbon audit. Some are free for the basic, one-farm job. What are people using and have you found any problems with any particular ones? Now that it appears we're being forced to do it to claim our sub next year 🤬...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Two years on from our last visit, CPM catches up with Overbury Enterprises’ Jake Freestone to find out about his latest endeavours to ‘supercharge’ soils. By Charlotte Cunningham Long-standing readers of CPM will be familiar with seeing...

MEAT Lidl ploughs £1.5bn into beef supply chain as part of sustainability push The move will see it create a new producer group which will be supported to lower emissions Lidl has announced a £1.5bn investment in its British beef supply chain over the next five years, as part of a major push...

I watch the whole assurance reviews with interest, and we've been told those doing the reviews are "independent". Hold on to your hats. I've done a bit of digging and got something to tell you.... Linked to the assurance reviews are the reviews commission by AHDB. Two reviews... Comparison...

I was at an event at the Agri-tech centre at Harper last week and I was told that 80% of dairy farm have done a full carbon footprint benchmark study. I was quite surprised by this as it's probably more like 5% of Arable. Ignoring the fact that the survey is probably wrong and may not be...

Written by Rachel Birch from Agriland U.S. start-up, Savor, has received financial support from Bill Gates for paving the way for the production of synthetic butter in a bid to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced from the global agriculture and forestry industries. The company...

Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag CFT is a globally recognized carbon quantification tool that enables growers to measure estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on their farms The post Syngenta Integrates Cool Farm Tool Into the Cropwise Sustainability Application appeared first on...

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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Lidl has today (Monday, July 22) committed to investing £1.5 billion into the British beef industry over the next five years. The retailer is also launching the ‘Sustainable Beef Group’ with the aim of supporting farmers transitioning to...