biodiversity

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland A new £3 million fund competition to help protect Northern Ireland’s peatlands has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA. Councils and voluntary organisations can now apply for the Peatland Challenge...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Andrew Muir has said the aim of the Farm Support and Development Programme is to improve the long-term resilience of the agri-food sector. Speaking to MLAs during an oral statement in the Chamber, Muir...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Hutchinsons’ has made a substantial investment in its digital offering to provide an all-in-one farm management system which promises to deliver the goods for UK agriculture. CPM headed to London to hear more about the Omnia EasyPlan...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes are creating an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’, threatening farmers and food production, according to a new report today (Monday, May 13). The publication is by the International Panel of Experts on...

So, things have changed a little, organic is the old school, flat cap wearing, tweed kinda feel. Regenerative is the new kid on the block, rather edgy, slick style but promising a down to earth feel. So in the marketing eyes of the British Retail Consortium who are they going to run with? Who...

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/the-era-of-cheap-food-is-over-says-waitrose-chief/ar-BB1m1RgF?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=5d621007c54744bd82a9d519360dd520&ei=28 James Bailey, the executive director of Waitrose, says he is determined the supermarket should lead the way in...

I have a load of potential new hedges I have identified and have these been approved of by the national park ecologist. I don't want to press on and find I have missed the chance to sell BNG credits on them in the future. I am struggling to find information on what value is put on new hedges...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced today (Wednesday, May 8) that £11.5 million in extra funding is to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England. The funding, which will include...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The World Bank has today (Tuesday, May 7) launched ‘Recipe for a Livable Planet’ – the first comprehensive global strategic framework for mitigating agri-food system emissions. It shows how the system that produces the world’s food can cut greenhouse gas...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland National Hedgerow Week, which commences on Monday, May 6, is a week to “celebrate all the benefits” a hedgerow can provide for you and your farm. Senior biodiversity technologist at College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Nicola...

Morning All we are looking to put in a substantial planning application for a new milking parlour, collecting yard and handling facilities. What makes the application strong? Its a large building that for cow flow juts out of our site which will make it quite noticeable. I've read through the...

Landscape Recovery: The Waveney and Little Ouse Recovery Project Written by Dr. Daniel Wade The River Waveney Floodplain near Bressingham as of 11 December 2023. Can you spot the river? Credit: Ali Moseley and Will Everson at the Environment Agency. Sitting on both sides of the...

Lower Pertwood Farm near Warminster, a 2800 acre downland arable, sheep, and cattle unit is to be all reverted back to grassland, with trees planted and lightly grazed with cattle, sheep, horses and pigs. I can't do links, but perhaps somebody will, just google 'Lower Pertwood Farm rewilding'...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic research alliance in 2019 to jointly develop beef management approaches, specifically to increase the quality and...

Rum to the rescue: this Hawaiian scientist is working with distilleries to save native sugarcane Written by Kiki Aranita from the Guardian Sugarcane biodiversity disappeared as big plantations dominated the sugar trade in Hawaii, but now native varieties are making a comeback Noa Kekuewa...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The eighth tranche of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher Level, is open for applications from Wednesday, May 1 until Friday, May 17. This is a voluntary scheme which supports...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The average price of bare agricultural land in England and Wales has hit a new “all-time high” of £9,250/ac in the first quarter of 2024, according to property consultancy Knight Frank. The firm’s latest Q1 Farmland Index revealed a 1% rise in...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Hi-tech optical sensors in fields could provide an effective means of monitoring pollen beetle numbers arriving in oilseed rape, suggests a new study. Results from an optically sensed field were compared with those baited with standard water traps and...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Environment secretary Steve Barclay has made two appointments of non-executive directors to the Environment Agency board Brittany Harris and Maya Leibman’s appointments began at the start of this month and will run for three years until March 31...

FiPL spotlight: the Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster Written by Mark Ward Dartmoor is a distinctive landscape. Open, windswept moorland sheltered woodland valleys, enclosed farmland, varied geology and unrivalled opportunities for recreation are just a few reasons why it was designated as a...