North Wales AM makes renewable energy fact-finding farm visit
Farmers’ Union of Wales members David and Richard Williams farm in partnership with their father Glyn Williams at Tyfos, Llandrillo, near Corwen – a farming enterprise extending to over 1,000 acres of land in the Dee Valley and in the Berwyn Mountains. In addition, they are tenants on a hill farm at Llangwm and […]
Royal and political backing for Coventry University’s calls to mainstream agroecology in fight for food security
The paper will be launched on Wednesday 16th October at a Westminster lunchtime event hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agroecology to coincide with World Food Day. It features a prestigious Foreword from Prince Charles in his role as Patron of Garden Organic, the UK’s leading organic growing charity and a partner in CAFS. […]
New river maintenance pilot can benefit farming, but budget cuts will increase flood risk
The pilot studies will begin in seven catchments across England this month. They aim to allow farmers and landowners to cut back vegetation or remove silt from watercourses to reduce the risk of flooding, through the reduction of red tape. In addition, they will provide a clearer picture of what watercourse maintenance is being conducted […]
ADBA welcomes boost to on-farm AD market
Farmers interested in building an anaerobic digester below 250 kW will be able to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to create a business plan, and a loan of up to £400,000, or 50% of the project costs, to help fund the building of the plant. Welcoming the support this will provide to […]
Woodland Trust announces departure of CEO
Chairman of the Trust, Nicola Nicholls, said: “The Trust wishes Sue well in her new venture. Earthwatch is an admirable environmental charity and we have no doubt she will be a great success there. Sue leaves the Trust in a strong financial position, with an experienced senior team in place ready to deliver its exciting […]
Farming is part of the climate change solution
It comes following publication of the UN’s Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which reveals that scientists are 95 per cent certain that human activities are responsible for causing climate change, the warming trend observed over the past 60 years. NFU President Peter Kendall said: “The NFU firmly agrees that climate […]
Rooftop farms in cities could help ensure future food security
The event – organised by Scotland’s Rural College – is devoted to sustainable intensification, the need to produce more food while minimising the impact on the environment, and urban farming is one possible way of achieving this. In a presentation given by Dr Valentini Pappa, an SRUC researcher currently working with Zurich University of Applied […]
Offsetting allows both wildlife and the rural economy to flourish, says CLA
Responding to Mr Paterson’s speech at the National Parks Conference, the Association said biodiversity and a sustainable rural economy are intrinsically linked, and are not mutually exclusive. CLA President Harry Cotterell said: “The countryside must be dynamic if the rural economy is to thrive, and our national parks should be no less subject to change […]
Minister highlights economic and conservation benefits of shooting and angling
David Heath, Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at DEFRA, said: “I recently visited a local shoot in my constituency that illustrated the economic value of shooting. I was pleased to see not just the employment opportunities created by the shoot itself but also the investment it encouraged in the local area. […]
