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An organic farm which has focused on sustainable farming methods over the past 12 years has delivered a range of environmental benefits while operating at a profit.

When Fiona and Richard Lamb left the Metropolitan Police in London to return to their farming roots, they had to think differently and have not stopped since. Farmers Guardian reports.

A pilot scheme has selected four green projects to receive grant funding in a bid to attract private sector investment while delivering long-term environmental benefits.

As thousands of walkers descend on the countryside during the coronavirus lockdown, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for visitors to show more ‘respect’ for the land and those who farm it.

Rural organisations have joined forces to demand Environment Secretary George Eustice bring the ‘chaotic’ wildlife licensing system, run by Natural England (NE), back into central Government to be reformed.

Hundreds of acres of moorland and forestry have been engulfed by wildfires due to the recent dry weather and ’irresponsible’ behaviour of people visiting the countryside.

The EU has promised to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic by developing a new food security contingency plan.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that more than 3,800 bridging payments worth around £43 million have been successfully made to farmers and land managers.

A physiotherapy career is not a natural precursor to farming, but Hannah Darby has brought insights from outside agriculture back to the family farm. Chloe Dunne reports.

Around half of Welsh farmers who applied for Glastir payments for 2019 commitments were still waiting for their money at the start of May, prompting concern about how the planned post-Brexit scheme will function.