Major study reveals steep decline in number of small family farms
A major new independent study commissioned by The Prince’s Countryside Fund into the future of small family farms across the UK, has revealed a steep decline in numbers since the beginning of the century. Over the last two or three decades, small family farms have experienced profound change. The report set out to explore the […]
National Trust offers iconic £1m coastal farm for just a pound a year
The keys to a £1m farm and the future of a precious landscape could be in your hands for just a pound a year, as long as you’ve a passion for nature, people, and a lot of sheep. Last year the National Trust stepped in to protect the rare and fragile landscape of the Great […]
Farming conference asks “what’s holding back the next generation?”
Almost 300 farmers, students, landowners and agriculturalists came to the South of England Farming Conference to join a debate on ‘What’s holding back the next generation of farmers?’ chaired by Charlotte Smith, BBC1’s ‘Countryfile’ and Radio 4’s ‘Farming Today’ presenter, at the South of England Showground in Ardingly recently [November 16]. A panel of young […]
Sainsbury’s unveils its first class of farming apprentices to boost Britain’s chronic shortage of young farmers
Sainsbury’s first farming apprenticeship recruits began their course last week as they started to learn the skills needed to build Britain’s high-tech and innovative businesses of the future. The UK farming industry will need 60,000 new employees by 2020 just to replace retiring farmers, as fewer and fewer young people have entered the profession in […]
100 young leaders develop ideas on global food challenges
By 2050, more than 9 billion people will live on our planet. This fact results in a dilemma: less available agricultural land to produce food for this growing world population. Ultimately, this scenario leads to the overarching question on how to feed this hungry planet. That’s why, from 24-27 August in Canberra, Australia, Bayer and […]
UK farming unions call for urgent meeting with UK farming ministers
The UK’s farming unions are calling for the four UK farming ministers to hold a joint meeting with them to find solutions to the serious problems facing farmers. The dairy, lamb and arable sectors in particular are seeing serious challenges. Official figures show that the number of dairy farmers in England and Wales has gone […]
Farmers in Parliament
On Wednesday the 24th June, MP and Peers met some of the UK’s most innovative farmers and food producers who brought the farm to Parliament. ‘Farmers in Parliament’, was a one day exhibition hosted by Kerry McCarthy MP on behalf of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming. The exhibition […]
CLA urges next EU Presidency to allow UK farming to thrive
CLA Director of Policy Christopher Price met with Fernand Etgen, Luxembourg Minister for Agriculture, in Luxembourg on 17 June. Minister Etgen will become lead EU Minister for Agriculture when Luxembourg takes over the Presidency of the Council for the European Union in July 2015. The Presidency rotates between Member States every 6 months. The CLA […]
M&S announces Farming For The Future award winners
Farmers from Orkney, Laurencekirk and Shetland have today been named as winners in this year’s prestigious M&S ‘Farming for the Future’ awards, announced at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh (Thursday, 18 June). The winners are: Young Producer of the year: Ross Mitchell of Castleton Fruit Farm, producer of soft fruits to M&S Innovation: Michael […]
