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PLANNING PERMISSION

Planning permission red tape slashed for farmers in England

Farmers will be able to convert their unused buildings into new homes and shops thanks to new planning laws that come into effect today (21 May). The latest permitted development…

CAREERS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Free sustainable farming course now open for applications

Tesco is partnering with the Harper Adams University School of Sustainable Food and Farming to help farmers learn how they can implement sustainable agriculture practices and protect biodiversity. The Future…

NEWS

Red Tractor chairwoman to step down for Co-op role

Christine Tacon has announced plans to step down as Red Tractor chairwoman after being appointed to the Co-op board. Ms Tacon said on X she was “honoured” to be appointed…

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Farmer charged ÂŁ41,000 for 'avoidable' hay bale accident

An “easily avoidable” health and safety breach, which resulted in a young farmworker getting seriously injured, has cost a Surrey farming partnership nearly £41,000 in a court fine and costs.…

LIVESTOCK

MP's bill seeks unlimited fines for livestock worrying

MPs have backed plans to give police greater powers to respond to livestock worrying incidents and tougher penalties for offenders. Former Defra secretary Therese Coffey’s Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment)…

GRANTS

Severn Trent grants available for sprayer washdown facilities

Farmers with land near to watercourses in the Severn Trent catchment that are vulnerable to pesticide pollution have until the end of the month to apply for significant grants designed…

BIODIVERSITY

Rail plan a 'threat' to nature-rich farmland, says charity

Plans to build a railway line across regeneratively farmed arable land have been described as a “crime against the countryside”. The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) has hit out at the…

TRANSITION

Securing a sustainable future for your farm business

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With an increasing number of diversification enterprises available to farmers, Environment Bank’s newly appointed estates director, Tom Mason, discusses the importance of revenue sharing principles in schemes like biodiversity net…

 

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NEWS

Editor's View: Clarkson and Cooper are a blueprint for change

Sprinkled liberally with outlandish flecks of showbusiness it may be, but there is plenty in the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm that will be recognisable to fellow farmers up and…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: How to avoid uninvited summer guests

With most siblings, there’s one who gets the brains, and one who gets the good looks. In our family, my sister is a high-flying pharmacist in London, and I’m a…