News
All the latest happenings in the world of sustainable farming
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Update on Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Research
Game & Wildlife Conservation TrustarticleThis year will be the first that neonicotinoid seed dressings will no longer be routinely applied to cereal crops following their ban last year. This...
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New natural pesticide alternative in development
Farming UKarticleA natural, sustainable alternative to pesticides which targets specific pests without harming pollinators is currently in development.
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Triodos Bank Calls for Overhaul of Food & Agriculture System
Triodos BankarticleTriodos Bank has launched a new vision paper on food and agriculture systems. The paper calls for a radical systemic transition from the current production-focused...
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Soil Farmer of the Year Announced
Farm Carbon Cutting ToolkitarticleJulian Gold, an arable farmer from Oxfordshire has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Soil Farmer of the Year. The competition, now in...
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Darren Doherty Comes to the UK
Ragmans FarmarticleRagmans Farm are hosting Darren Doherty - a key regenerative agriculture trainer based in Australia, in Gloucestershire this June. The main themes are taking Permaculture...
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Records Smashed in 2019 Big Farmland Bird Count
Game and Wildlife Conservation TrustarticleA FANTASTIC effort from farmers have helped secure a best-ever year for the Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC). Results show 1,400 people – a 40%...
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Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ agricultural innovator who created test farm in Suffolk
Martin WolfearticleA celebrated academic and agricultural pioneer with a deep-rooted belief in the need to embrace sustainable methods has died at the age of 81 in...
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Martin Wolfe Tribute
articleProfessor Martin Wolfe was a great friend and mentor to us. A true pioneer, Martin pursued his research into agroforestry, co-cropping, crop populations, new crop...
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Nene Valley Farmers Offered Subsidised Agricultural Courses
NenescapearticleAn objective of the Farming for the Future project is to provide landowner training in environmental farm management. One way we’d like to deliver this...
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The BOOM Awards Nominations Deadline To Be Extended
Soil AssocaitonarticleThe Soil Association BOOM Awards have been extended for another couple of weeks, to 15 March, to encourage more nominations, including for the Best Organic...
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BASIS Introduction to IFM and LEAF Marque Training
LEAFarticleBASIS Introduction to IFM and LEAFMarque Training 16th Apr 2019 - 17th Apr 2019 Middle Barn Grain Store, Overbury Enterprises, Overbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7NX A...
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Championing the Farmed Environment: CFE relaunched
Campaign for the Farmed Environmentarticle10 years after its initial launch, the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) will be relaunched as Championing the Farmed Environment to begin a new...
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IDDRI report: Ten Years for Agroecology in Europe
Soil AssociationarticleTen Years for Agroecology in Europe’: new research shows an organically farmed Europe can feed a growing population a healthy diet Europe could be farmed...
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New field labs to investigate farm food waste – opportunities for farmers and growers
Innovative FarmersarticleAre you a farmer interested in working with other farmers on how to best quantify and monitor farm productivity and food waste? We have five...
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Farmer Cluster Website Launches
Game & Wildlife Conservation TrustarticleThe website was launched at the annual Farmer Cluster Conference in November, hosted by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. This brand new, much-needed website...
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Request for Views on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
The AHDBarticleThe Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a UK statutory levy body, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain. It delivers...
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Ecological Land Cooperative offer 3 new Smallholdings
Ecological Land Co-operativearticleThe Ecological Land Cooperative opens smallholder applications for their East Sussex site continuing the work of generating ecological farming opportunities and rural enterprise. The Ecological...
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Nenescape Offers Grants & Free Training Courses to Farmers
Farming for the FuturearticleWe are working with farmers and landowners in the Nene Valley from Northampton to Peterborough to help restore and create meadow and wetland habitats as...
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£3m support scheme launched to reduce air pollution from farming
Catchment Sensitive FarmingarticleThe Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) partnership has launched a new £3 million programme to reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture today (18 September, 2018). Farming is...
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Good Food, Good Farming
articleEuropes food and farming system is broken. Now, with the reform of the EU's agricultural policy under way, we have a real chance to make...
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World Soils Day - Be the Solution to Soil Pollution
United NationsarticleSoil is the upper layer of earth, a mixture of organic and inorganic matter, in which plants grow. It is a finite natural resource. On...
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Demeter UK & Biodynamic Association is Hiring!
Demeter UK & Biodynamic AssociationarticleWe are looking for a bright, energetic and ambitious person, who shares our passion for biodynamic and organic food and farming to take up the...
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Packed line-up for returning Farmer Cluster Conference
Game & Wildlife Conservation TrustarticleFARMERS, facilitators, advisors, policy makers and those passionate about wildlife will be heading to The Birmingham & Midland Institute for the second Farmer Cluster Conference...
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Official Response to Farmers Affected by Drought
Natural England/DEFRAarticleDEFRA have advised farmers whose production has been affected by recent drought conditions to: 'contact their local Natural England advisor – either Land Management Adviser...
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The Big Butterfly Count
Butterfly ConservationarticleThe big butterfly count is a nationwide survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment. It was launched in 2010 and has...
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Organic Research Centre Recruiting!
Organic Research CentrearticleThe Organic Research Centre is looking to appoint a Sustainability Researcher to help analyse and review evidence on the impact of livestock and organic farms...
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New videos launched to help farmers improve soil health
Innnovation for Agriculture/Catchment Sensitive FarmingarticleA new series of practical videos to help farmers understand and improve soil health has been launched today (Wednesday 27 June 2018) at the Groundswell...
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Agricology Host Q & A Tent at Groundswell 18
GroundswellarticleAgricology are looking forward to hosting a Q & A tent at Groundswell 18. This will be a place where audience and speakers can get...