Articles
Farming
The rise of the micro dairy
Farmer Alex Heffron explains why the dairy industry is in a crisis due to the price pressures placed on them. This will cause some farms ...
What I See: It is May
Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows and Cotswold farmer, continues her blog series, reflecting on the abundance of wildlif...
Agri-Culture: Source of a Healthy Culture, Society, and Mother Earth
In this excerpt from award winning author Charles Massy's book, Call of the Reed Warbler, we hear stories about regenerative agriculture ...
What does President Trump mean for UK farming?
With the US President, Donald Trump, visiting the UK next week, the future of US/UK trade is under scrutiny. Our Head of Policy, Honor El...
Why we need small farms
Small farms, once the beating heart of the British countryside, are disappearing faster than ever. Victoria Balfour reports on why for so...
The intractable issue of access to land for new farmers
One of the really critically pressing issues in sustainable farming today is access to land for new farmers, especially given that agricu...
California agriculture and water: farm sustainably or go bust
With its dry, hot climate and fertile soils California's San Joaquin Valley has the perfect growing conditions, providing there is enough...
Safeguarding native genetics
CEO of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, Christopher Price explains why the charity's mission is to conserve and promote native British liv...
Matt Dunwell in conversation with Darren Doherty
Matt Dunwell from Ragmans Farm interviews Darren Doherty on the true cost of our agricultural systems on the environment and our health, ...
Innovative nitrate policy: Lake Taupo
New Zealand is known for it's beautiful landscapes, and Lake Taupo is North Island’s largest and most iconic lake. But nitrate leaching f...
Food and water: Plugging the drain before resources dry up
What if you could see how much water it takes to fill the supermarket shelves with food? About 4.2 litres (1.1 gallons) for every almond;...
Local cooperation offers a solution for nitrate pollution in Pembrokeshire
When a pollutant is also an important agricultural nutrient it’s difficult to tackle and can make the polluter pays principle more challe...