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Half a million hectares to help deliver for nature recovery and climate adaptation, strengthening climate resilience
Rare butterflies, birds, and wildflowers benefit from 1,200 acres of new, species-rich grassland, equivalent to around 680 football pitches
The best locations for 300 hectares of new woodland identified. Hedgerow restoration supports rare species like hazel dormice, turtle doves and barn owls
Family farm business charged over two pollution incidents in Devon and Somerset with nearly £20,000 paid out in total .
Farmers failed to properly store slurry in three separate cases, two of which led to pollution incidents.
Part of the King's Series, establishing 25 new National Nature Reserves by 2028. Surrey's National Nature Reserve home to rare ground-nesting birds this spring
England’s first Land Use Framework sets out a plan for managing the country’s finite land to ensure the nation’s long-term resilience
There had been multiple pollution incidents involving the farm since 2012, but the defendant failed to increase slurry storage at the farm as required.
With post-harvest fields vulnerable to heavy rainfall and run-off, farmers are urged to cultivate compacted soil and get winter crops established by 15 October.
Environment Agency stepping up support for farmers facing slurry storage issues through another potentially difficult winter season.
British Ambassador, Juliana Correa, held a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food, María Fernanda Rivera, to strengthen collaboration in smart agriculture, biotechnology, and sustainable rural developm…
The government is making a substantial investment in the future of farming, supporting cleaner rivers, healthier soils, and more resilient landscapes.
Farmers are turning flood challenges into environmental opportunities in this new documentary.
Thousands of farmers will get a payment boost for restoring habitats and protecting landscapes.
The ‘National Estate for Nature’ met to discuss land management plans to meet the country’s legal Environment Act targets.
Rural communities are set to benefit from up to £38 million in funding.
Steve Reed sets out how the most sophisticated land use data ever published will support decision-making by local government, landowners, businesses and farmers
The Government has launched a consultation on a new approach to Land Use empowering decision makers with the toolkit to protect the most productive agricultural land and boost food security.
After pollution was discovered by an agency officer out walking his dog, the farmer paid charity but didn't deliver on promise to build extra slurry storage.
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner, has committed to appoint England's first Commissioner for the Tenant Farming Sector.
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