County farms must improve opportunity for tenant progression | Farmers Weekly
This article in the Farmers Weekly followed our session on the future of county farms, you can access the original here. County councils need to create more opportunities for tenants to progress to larger units…
‘It’s a groundswell’: the farmers fighting to save the Earth’s soil | Guardian
This article was first published on the Guardian, you can access the original here. John Cherry bends down and takes a handful of soil in his hands, brings it up to his face and breathes…
Environment groups resign from government’s pesticides forum | Farmers Weekly
This article was originally published on the Farmers Weekly, it can be accessed here. The RSPB and a number of other environmental groups have resigned from the government’s pesticides forum, claiming voluntary efforts to reduce…
A Living Countryside – The Land Politics behind the Dutch Agroecology Movement | TNI
This long read was first published on TNI, the original is available here. Against the backdrop of an agrarian landscape that has become more homogenous, sterile and empty over the past 50 years, a new…
Organic farming mitigates climate change | Sustain
This article was originally posted on Sustain’s website, you can access the original here. New research shows that long-term organically farmed soils emit 40 percent less greenhouse gases per hectare than conventionally farmed soils. Agriculture…
‘Well-Being Wales’ – Agroecological Food and Farming Transitions | Food Manifesto Wales
This article by Sam Packer was first posted on Food Manifesto Wales, you can access the original here. Farmers know a thing or two about the weather, and it’s clear that the winds are changing…
What’s the future for County Farms in England?
On Monday 29th April the APPG is holding a meeting on the future of county farms in England. The session will explore how we can stop and reverse the decline of county farms, the role…
Why new CAP must place small sustainable producers at the centre | European Coordination Via Campesina
A new report published by a network of European grassroots civil society organisations calls for a Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and wider policy framework that explicitly favours small-scale sustainable producers and re-localisation of food supply-chains,…
Small ecological farms to regenerate rural areas | Ecological Land Cooperative
An ageing population of farmers, huge barriers to land ownership and an unprecedented environmental crisis sparks renewed investment in small, ecological farms. Nearly half the land in the UK is owned by just 25,000 people…