£2.5 million on offer in latest round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund
The eighth round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened for applications today, the…
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Study tracks impact of nature-friendly farming
Fera Science has embarked on the largest ever ecosystem investigation of its kind across England,…
Made Smarter reaches 250th tech investment
Made Smarter’s technology adoption programme has reached its 250th investment milestone after partnering with a…
‘Regen Day’ event to be repeated following last year’s success
Farming cooperative, Fram Farmers, will again be teaming up with carbon partner Agreena to host…
Turf grower calls for plastic-free netting
Environmentally-damaging plastic netting in turf is an avoidable source of pollution, according to the owner…
Government-funded biomass initiative for UK farms launching at Low Carbon Agriculture Show
A new £4.8M project funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)…
Infrastructure grant supports bagging slurry
DEFRA has announced the first round of ‘slurry infrastructure grants’ will be open for applications…
The SFI improved grassland soil standard explained
Farmers – especially livestock farmers – are being encouraged to make the most of the opportunities…
The future of plant breeding is ‘diversity and big data’
The key message taken from a recent conference hosted by Crop Health and Protection (CHAP)…
Norfolk farmer squares off fields with Miscanthus
A Norfolk arable farmer is using Miscanthus to square off awkwardly shaped fields, in a…