When the rain stops, food stops
Across the UK, the impacts of climate change are no longer a distant warning for future generations. Gemma Lane, The Wildlife Trusts' Land Use Policy Manager, discusses how the summer's…
Blog: Farming
Wild Writing by Nicola Chester
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Can we afford nature-friendly food?
The cost of nature-friendly food is the subject of our next Wild LIVE panel event at the Oxford Farm conferences, and at the heart of the political dilemmas we face when working to restore nature…
Righting the apple cart: Where might Ministers look to save the farming transition?
The Government’s immediate suspension of nature-friendly farming schemes and the risk of spending cuts to Defra’s farming budget threatens to derail the agricultural transition. Our senior land…
What is regenerative farming?
Ever wondered what regenerative farming is and how it compares to other farming approaches? Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts’ new strategic lead on agriculture, looks at this farming buzzword and…
Farming announcement today a welcome step in the right direction
Today Defra has finally published more details on the Environmental Land Management schemes (ELM) that farmers have been clamoring for. Whilst many questions remain, The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB, and…