Sustainable Farming

Agrivoltaic systems which combine farmland and solar power are becoming increasingly popular, as farmers look to boost incomes and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

This #EarthDay, check out some interesting articles about how farming and agriculture is part of the solution!

A Texas farm fire and explosion which killed more than 18,000 cows and left one worker seriously injured has highlighted the importance of fire safety measures on-farm.

Red Tractor has vowed to strongly defend every aspect of its promotional activities, after a campaign group accused it of greenwashing agricultural pollution on an industrial scale.

Farmers are being offered £44 million to help tackle pollution, as part of the Government’s new £1.6 billion Plan for Water.

MPs are set to debate controversial plans to significantly limit grazing on Dartmoor following claims Natural England is attempting to rewild the iconic landscape “by the backdoor”.

A blast of much-needed sunshine has brought with it a sense of optimism and welcome relief to those in the midst of lambing.

More than £40m of funding is being made available to farmers to help manage slurry storage and store water more efficiently.

Cauliflower growers have warned of shortages on supermarket shelves after freezing temperatures in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the UK’s crop.

From 2025 UK cattle farmers could be required by the Government to feed their stock methane suppressants in a bid to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hit net zero by 2050.