The Government should “put the wind in the sails” of landscape-wide nature-friendly farming schemes to meet key environment targets, a watchdog has warned. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP ...
Mac Donaldson rumbles alongside lush Cienega Creek in his beat-up GMC, eight Angus bulls wobbling grimly in a red trailer behind. At 1,500 pounds per, these pitch-black lotharios are a daunting, beefy ...
Keep it simple and make sure that it pays are key to nature-friendly farming success, delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) were told on ...
Cutting the budget for nature-friendly farming would be “devastating” for wildlife and rural communities, the Government has been warned. Environmentalists warned that cutting the spend on the ...
For years, Derek Gow worked his 400-acres in western England as a conventional sheep and cattle farm. But as both a farmer and conservationist, he knew that wasn’t right for nature. Now, he’s using ...
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After Ireland joined the European Economic Community in 1973, the practice of intensive farming – using chemical fertilisers, machinery and large-scale production methods – began in earnest. This ...
Stroll into the Boulder or Longmont Farmers Market on a sunny summer day and you’ll likely be lured into Aspen Moon’s booth by beautiful wildflower bouquets, picture-perfect produce, and a friendly ...
As the nature and climate crises worsen, it is hard not to feel that the world is moving in the wrong direction.
A Huntington farm will have more room to teach students about Long Island’s rich agricultural history thanks to a preliminary agreement with Suffolk County. Kerber’s Farm, a working farm and school on ...