News
All the latest happenings in the world of sustainable farming
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Request for Views on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
The AHDBThe 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-operativeThe 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 FutureWe 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 FarmingThe 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
Europes 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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Demeter UK & Biodynamic Association is Hiring!
Demeter UK & Biodynamic AssociationWe 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 TrustFARMERS, 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/DEFRADEFRA 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 ConservationThe 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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New videos launched to help farmers improve soil health
Innnovation for Agriculture/Catchment Sensitive FarmingA 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
GroundswellAgricology are looking forward to hosting a Q & A tent at Groundswell 18. This will be a place where audience and speakers can get...
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Agricology seeking Project Manager!
Organic Research CentreThe Organic Research Centre is looking to appoint a Project Manager to oversee management of Agricology , a web-based platform supporting farmers and growers in...
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Soil Farmer of the Year 2018
Farm Carbon Cutting ToolkitSimon Cowell, an arable farmer from Essex has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Soil Farmer of the Year. The competition, now in...
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ELC Request Land Donations
Ecological Land Co-operativeThe Ecological Land Cooperative has launched a campaign to ask landowners for donations of small parcels of land to create clusters of affordable smallholdings for...
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NFU IPM
National Farmers UnionNFU crops team are to host the first IPM Summit on the 5th June 2018 at the headquarters in Warwickshire. The event hopes to unite...
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Agricology Response to DEFRA Consultation
AgricologyIn response to the Defra consultation paper 'Health and Harmony: The Future for Food and Farming in a Green Brexit' in May 2018 Agricology prepared...
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BeeConnected
BeeConnectedBeeConnected is a fantastically easy to use tool that supports farmers to deliver best practice in pesticide use and I want to encourage all farmers...
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Farm Manager and/or Beekeeper Needed for Organic Tuscan Olive Farm
HortulanusPROFILE FARM MANAGER/ BEEKEEPER (Can be two seperate positions) • All-year worker with flexible hours • Deep understanding of bees and beekeeping • Able to...
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Farmers Guardian Farming Hero
British Farming AwardsThe farming industry is, among many things, resilient in times of crisis or adversity. This award recognises an individual or group of people who pull...
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'Less & Better': Post -Brexit Food & Agriculture Plans
Eating BetterAt a time when the UK Government is currently consulting on a post-Brexit food and farming strategy, we are calling on DEFRA to integrate a...
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Are Plant Based Diets & Foods Sustainable?
FCRNThis post is written by Helen Breewood, research assistant at the FCRN. She is also a freelance writer, and blogs about solving global sustainability issues...
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The Future of Food, Farming & the Environment: Call for Responses
DEFRALeaving the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy will give us the chance for reform. DEFRA want to know your thoughts on the future...
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Organic Research Centre Recruiting!
Organic Research CentreThe Organic Research Centre has two vacancies available at their site near Newbury. They are looking to appoint a Principal Researcher/Team Leader for its Livestock...
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Organic Research Centre Awarded Two New Research Projects by DEFRA
Organic Research CentreThe Organic Research Centre (ORC) – the UK’s leading research charity in this field, has been awarded two new research projects by Defra to gather...
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RSPB launch Land Management Courses
RSPBThe RSPB’s land management advice unit has worked with a range of organisations over the last 10 years to develop bespoke courses to meet their...
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New Grass & Herbal Leys Farm Network Launched
ADASADAS and AHDB are seeking industry representatives to join a new farm network focusing on the use of grass and herbal leys. Farmers, interested individuals...
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Woodchip for Fertile Soils
Soil Association/Organic Research CentreOn a crisp November morning, within the inner sanctum of The Organic Research Centre at Elm Farm, I find myself amongst a mob of multi-disciplinary...
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Dean Organic Trust offers Financial Support to Organic Sector
The Organic Research CentreThe Organic Research Centre, a leading independent research charity, is launching the new Dean Organic Fund at the Oxford Real Farming Conference this week. The...