pollinator

Written by Rachel Martin from Agriland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has launched Northern Ireland’s first-ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme to protect the health of the egion’s bees and pollinators. The £700,000 scheme, which is part of DAERA’s Northern Ireland Centenary...

This is way left of field, but I would really welcome your thoughts. I will also try to keep this as short as possible !! In my daily job I work with Doctors in ICU using inhaled anaesthetics to keep patients in their "induced coma". All sedation is bad for the environment in someway. The...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland To mark the start of Bees’ Needs Week 2021 (July 12 – July 18), Environment Minister Rebecca Pow is calling on everyone – from individuals, farmers, gardeners, or managers of urban spaces – to take five simple actions to care for bees and other...

Buzzing for Bees’ Needs Week 2021 Written by Defra Press Office The Defra-coordinated annual Bees’ Needs Week kicked off today to highlight what everyone can be doing at home to care for bees and other pollinators. There was positive coverage in The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Farming...

Written by William Kellett Farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods is launching a nationwide campaign to encourage the British public to join its 2,300 farmers and support pollinators by offering a small part of the garden as a safe place for them to refuel and rest. The initiative was...

Have just been having a read of some current threads: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/worsening-blackgrass-ryegrass-problem.347526/ https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/dd-turnips-into-permanent-pasture-without-glyphosate.347601/...

Hi So we are fairly new to farming and due to a few reasons we wont be pursuing entitlements/claiming BPS. However, we have been advised to look at Wildlife offers and Hedgerow/tree type funding. We have had a look and my business partner is unimpressed with the tie in time and the amount paid...

Blue skies again this morning, touch of frost and no rain for next day in forecast, some snow forecast for tomorrow. Drought, I mean extended dry period, sorry @Farmer Roy

Ahead of tonight's online bunfight, I thought I'd start a new thread for this year's beet crop. I assume all growers have signed up for the meeting? With the 3 year contracts ending next year, this year could be the 2nd last year of having a viable sugar industry in this country. Or maybe...

Written by John Swire The annual Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS) now will provide a greater window of support to farmers, after a year of unprecedented challenges in the agricultural community. This extended window is now offering match funding of up to £10,000 for farm...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-scheme-pilot-launch-overview/sustainable-farming-incentive-defras-plans-for-piloting-and-launching-the-scheme To me this looks far from straightforward and those who moaned about the complexities of the BPS application...

Reporting of the threshold for use of emergency pesticide authorisation not being met Written by Defra Press Office There has been coverage this morning in the Guardian, BBC News Online, Farmers Weekly and Farmers Guardian following yesterday’s news that the emergency authorisation of a...

I ask the above as the island of the “Uk” is such a pinprick, relative to worldwide agriculture. Which other countries agricultural policies are so concerned with “carbon neutral farming “ as the Uk is??

Your views on our plans for sustainable use of pesticides Written by The Team Back in December, we published a draft national action plan on the sustainable use of pesticides and a consultation to find out what people think of it. The consultation is open until 26 February and we’re keen to...

Working with farmers to design the future of environmental land management Written by Louise Maguire We plan to launch a new environmental land management scheme in 2024. To keep things simple, the scheme is called Environmental Land Management, Some elements of Environmental Land...

I live in an area primarily concerned with livestock farming, however I'm keen to convert a 4 acre patch of pasture into orchard. Can someone give me a rough idea of the tasks I need to organise and roughly the time of year to do them? I'm planning on planting the trees on berms (raised ridges)...

Anyone fancy putting in 200ha plus and renting it to me?

After some serious thought I have decided I would be willing to allow 40 acres out of 180 to go to natural regeneration. Its all extremes of soil types and would buffer and straightnen the edges of watersourses very nicely leaving me with the easier working land in nice square blocks, amenable...

For many on here, what ELMS looks like will have a major - perhaps defining - impact on their business. Defra have made it clear, through their input on here, that they genuinely wish to hear everyone's views. Co-design as they are calling it. Hopefully, then, many of us will be making a...

HMG has announced a new fund granting up to £100,000 to groups including businesses for projects that tackle climate change, create and restore habitats, or improve water quality to demonstrate the UK’s leadership in nature as COP26 approaches in November. Your application should explain how...