Tag Archives: Farmland
Water Friendly Farming, a landscape-scale research initiative for protecting water bodies
The BES Policy Team attended the launch of Water Friendly Farming, a new research initiative on sustainable water management in the Portcullis House today. The programme is run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Pond Conservation, Syngenta and other … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Pollution, UK, Water
Tagged catchment management, Farmland, Pollution, research initiative, water, Water Friendly Farming
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The Death of British Farmland?
Yesterday’s meeting of the Cross Party House of Common’s Agroecology Group discussed the potential for soil management practices to influence the future of farming in the UK. The session was chaired by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer and co- hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Defra, EU, Food Security, Government, Soil
Tagged Agro-Ecology, EU Soil Framework Directive, Farmland, soils
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