renewable energy

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has joined force with PWA planning with the aim of growing a national service focused on land use for its members. PWA Planning provides planning and land advisory services across different sectors, including the...

Recently set up a new ltd company for a solar development. We’ve leased the land and get a rent dependent on the amount of electric sold. The land used is owned privately and not in the company. Do I need insurance? There’s two directors who are family members. My current insurers are telling me...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland 65% of farmers surveyed by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) say the profitability of their businesses is declining, or that their business may not survive. The union’s Farmer Confidence Survey revealed that the short and mid-term confidence of...

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 Companies which took part in the Scottish government’s first ever business delegation at COP28 say they expect to generate an estimated £66.74 million in net zero export sales over the next three years, according to a new report published on Tuesday...

Farmers face many challenges in the modern world of agriculture. The Up Acre platform is breaking ground by revolutionising land diversification and supporting struggling landowners. It is a free-to-use online tool that can transform the landscape for farmers trying to sustain their farms in an...

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Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Farmers are invited to a free farm walk in Norfolk to discuss how to make miscanthus work amid unpredictable weather. Delegates will discover resilient cropping solutions tailored to the UK’s increasingly erratic climate, showcasing the crop’s...

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Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland New Zealand’s glaciers appear “smashed and shattered” due to enduring ice loss, according to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in NZ. Since the 1970s, NIWA has been flying over Aotearoa, New Zealand’s mountain ranges to...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has appointed a new national chair – Cumbrian tenant farmer Robert Martin. Martin said he considers it a “huge privilege” to have been elected to lead the association for the next three years. Looking ahead...

Blending private and public finance Written by The Green Finance Team Credit: cattan2011 We want farmers and land managers in England to confidently and securely access payments from both the public and private sector for the environmental benefits and food they produce. In March 2023...

Nothing to see here folks, honest. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/big-net-zero-lie-britain-060100746.html

Less than a year into her Presidency, without any prior democratic consultation, Minette committed English Agriculture to Net Zero. Just 30 days before the NFU had responded to the Committee on Climate Change using these exact words: “There are no ‘silver bullets’ to deliver a net-zero-...

Hello Landowners, I live in the Croston, Leyland area, and I was wondering if there is a scrappy piece of land near to where I live that I could turn over so that I could use it. I would like to turn it into a piece of agricultural land which I can use for my attempts at a self-sustaining...

Dear Farmers, I have had my eye on farming for a few years now, due to family ties (my dad's a trained agronomist but made his money elsewhere and my mum comes from an active farming family but wasn't involved in the day to day affairs of the farm, a fairly largescale operation in south of...

The https://www.bfu.org.uk/ pushed for AHDB to do this piece of work. Project has now gone out to tender. Not sure what I think to the wording. Anyway, here it is.... https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/393981ef-6d21-4595-b149-0ce70cb1528e

Dear Fellow Farmers, I am interested to know how many farmers have been Exploited by renewable energy companies in the past decade. Many of the companies that are approaching yourselves and Friends to release your land for the use of solar wind, battery hydro and AD will not have your best...

Two weeks ago I asked for volunteers to help organise a farmers protest. To make the risk-reward of farming worthwhile. JUST ONE FARMER STEPPED FORWARD! In the face of this level of apathy I give up on trying to get (English) farmers to do anything. Indeed, the vast majority of comments on...

Written by Louise Hickey from Agriland With just four months to go until the 2024 event, Ulster Bank and the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) have met to announce new attractions for the 155th Balmoral Show. The biggest agri-food event on the island will return to the Eikon Exhibition...