Exclusive: Cut would mean at least 239,000 fewer hectares of nature-friendly farmland, according to RSPB The government is to slash the nature-friendly farming budget in England by £100m in order to ...

Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields, but more extensive measures may require increased government subsidies to become as profitable as conventional intensive ...

Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields but more extensive measures may require increased government subsidies to become as profitable as conventional intensive ...

Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’ The nature-friendly farming budget is set to be slashed in the UK spending review, with ...

We are on the cusp of a transition in farming from largely production-focused systems, increasing in intensity each year, to systems with a greater focus on the environmental sustainability and ...

In a world growing increasingly anxious about food security, it’s easy to overlook the small, silent workers that keep our agricultural systems running—bees. Yet across India and the globe, bee ...

Agriculture, which consumes about 70% of global freshwater, is grappling with increased water scarcity and inefficient irrigation systems. Traditional methods of irrigation not only lead to wasted ...

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There is growing anger among farmers who have missed out on thousands of pounds after the government stopped payments for environmental work. One Wiltshire dairy farmer said she now faces a "massive ...