natural capital

Our response to the Rock Review: one year on Written by The Team Credit: The Lockinge Estate The tenanted farming sector is a vital part of the rural economy. In 2022, the Rock Review, an independent report of tenant farming in England, was published. It included a number of...

FiPL spotlight: the Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster Written by Mark Ward Dartmoor is a distinctive landscape. Open, windswept moorland sheltered woodland valleys, enclosed farmland, varied geology and unrivalled opportunities for recreation are just a few reasons why it was designated as a...

There appears to be an acute shortage of Banana's. What country should we invade to gurantee supply ASDA have none this is serious.

Reports the 970 acre 'Sibleyback farm' on Bodmin has been sold to rewilders....£10 million to turn it into native woodland and bog. Where does this all end?

An article in Sunday Times about the development of Edinburgh Airport. I was interested to read passenger numbers pre covid had a peak of 14'000'000 and 2023 was the first year to beat that at 14'700'000. The really interesting bit was after developments passenger numbers are going to be...

A practical and innovative arable manager seeks a long-term position to focus on clean and resilient food, fibre and energy production alongside soil and natural capital enhancement on the Yorkshire Wolds. A proactive and hardworking person wishing to build on arable foundations in conventional...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has appointed a new national chair – Cumbrian tenant farmer Robert Martin. Martin said he considers it a “huge privilege” to have been elected to lead the association for the next three years. Looking ahead...

I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Farmers, advisors, researchers and wider industry professionals can now submit nominations for the 2024 Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Awards. There are six awards in total which include the National Agricultural Award, the Excellence in...

Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...

Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...

As I finish off hedging for customers I found myself getting really depressed looking at all this cs and sfi sh!t. Once fields I mowed and baled in some fallow weeds. Fields I fert spread the arable on either fallow stubble or bird seed. The whole lot looks unloved. Then onto hedges. Got most...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF AHDB Monitor Farms is a nationwide network of like-minded growers with the common goal of improving their business through sharing performance information and best practice. CPM learns more about what’s involved. By Janine Adamson...

During Covid, the supermarkets were started on a path of 'pre-competitive collaboration'. It worked well and they were keen to do more. This resulted in the WWF basket; https://www.wwf.org.uk/wwf-basket We then have a cost of living crisis and the government want the supermarkets to subdue food...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Scottish rural property consultancy Davidson & Robertson (D&R) has appointed a new head of agency. Chris Edmunds has been selected to drive forward the growth of property sales at D&R, the consultancy said. Edmunds spent his placement year with...

Posted elsewhere but might as well post it here too. FT today. Bit of a read, but just shows how utterly fekked up all of this is. One bit stands out: Smith, the University of Aberdeen professor, says carbon sequestration can buy food suppliers “time to decarbonise the rest of their supply...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Average farmland values saw a 2% surge in the final quarter of 2023, according to property comsutlancy Knight Frank’s Farmland Index. Statistics show that farmland values broke the £9,000ac barrier for the first time with an annual increase of 7%...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Selling land before the next General Election could be the right decision to avoid the potential impact of tax changes. This is according to the head of farm agency at rural property consultancy GSC Grays, John Coleman, who said that potential...

I have just put the 4 worded question,above,into the search TFF search box facility ( search titles only) and after browsing quickly through the 7 pages that the search facility comes up with, I can’t see one that directly answers my question. So I ask “What is regenerative farming” and how does...