Farmers and land managers currently in Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements will see increased payment rates from December 2025, following a long-awaited announcement from DEFRA aimed at aligning ...

BASIS has named Amy Watkins, Sustainability and Environmental Services Manager at Agrii, as the winner of the 2024 Barrie Orme Shield, sponsored by BASF, awarded for her exceptional performance during ...

Electricity infrastructure projects require rights over farms and other land, impacting owners, tenants, users and their businesses. All their interests must be properly recognised when undertaking ...

It is now less than one month until the popular NSA Sheep South West event returns providing a packed day of networking and entertainment for sheep producers from across South West England and beyond.

The dry spring of 2025 is likely to have caused damage to many crops across the UK, with some regions facing severe moisture stress and declining yield potential, according to the latest report from ...

Recent rainfall will bring some relief to grass growth after a prolonged dry and near record-breaking hot spring, but concerns remain over grazing quality and quantity so farmers are being advised to ...

A farm near Wickham is causing a buzz in the countryside after introducing 25 new hives of bees to boost their soft fruit harvest. Westlands Farm, in Shedfield, has brought in the 25 hives of Honey ...

A new EU Soil Health Data Cube layered map will revolutionise how farmers, land managers and policy makers sustainably manage soil in Europe and enable us to peer into the future and model solutions ...

Responding to DEFRA's announcement that Higher-Level Stewardship (HLS) payment rates will increase to bring them closer to the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) and Sustainable Farming ...

Sausage rolls have been flying out the doors of cafés and bakeries, with Kantar* data suggesting that this growth is due to strong value for money offerings and the increasing demand for snacks and ...

Kent has reaffirmed its reputation as the ‘Garden of England’ with the announcement of a new National Nature Reserve (30 May) boasting flagship species including, Man and Lady orchids, the Maidstone ...

A major resistance gene used to protect winter wheat from yellow rust disease has been overcome by evolving strains of the pathogen, according to findings from the Agriculture and Horticulture ...