Passed the landmark Water (Special Measures) Act, introducing the toughest enforcement powers in a decade, including criminal liability for water bosses who cover up illegal sewage spills and the ...

The first National River Walk comes as part of a broader effort to improve access to nature, including at least £17 million this year to make access more inclusive in our forests, alongside the ...

FAO statistical overview shows production increases across most wood-based product categories. After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabil ...

ICSA Sheep chair Willie Shaw has hit out at meat factories for pulling sheep prices in the week before Christmas, despite sheep numbers being significantly tighter. “Sheep throughput this year is down ...

Throughout the year, AHDB, in partnership with Livetec Systems and the National Pig Association (NPA), has hosted vet-led workshops to support ASF preparedness. Mr Sparrey encourages producers to seek ...

Grazing helps keep grasslands healthy by stopping them from becoming overgrown and dominated by coarse grasses. This creates better conditions for wildlife such as black grouse, curlew and other ...

Farmers could be caught by HMRC’s multimillion pound tax crackdown The Soil Association broadly welcomes the new Farm Profitability Review but is concerned over the suggestion to weaken pesticide ...

Research led by Dr Mia McGowan, of the University's Faculty of Natural Sciences, studied the glasshouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ), a common sap-feeding insect, and the Encarsia formosa ...

It's a lucrative market. With each fig tree producing 100 to 120 kilograms of fruit annually – and this year's farmgate price at 150 Turkish lira (about USD 3.50) per kilo – that's good revenue, says ...

Elanco Animal Health UK & Ireland has expanded its pig and poultry team with the appointment of Dr Tom Dutton as an additional technical consultant for poultry, who will work alongside Joshua Davison.