Sustainability and Climate Change

Defra has published Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England’s Future, setting out the government’s long-term direction for English farming through to 2050. It brings together a wide range of existing and emerging government strategies and draws out the elements most relevant to farming, food production, environmental delivery and rural resilience.  At its heart, the roadmap is an attempt to […]

Training and advice / skills development  A facilitation fund redesign could enable farmers to work collaboratively, sharing knowledge, experiences, equipment, etc. This could be enhanced by provision of a comprehensive package of digital and in-person resources to support development of ever-increasing skills requirements.   A nationally funded advisory service using local independent trusted advisers, supported by

Author: Zara Blackmore. If you have ever stepped out into a late spring evening and stood silently as the sun sets over the heart of Exmoor and listened, you would hear the buzz of insects, birds chirping into darkness, and maybe a sheep calling to her lambs in the distance. The trees are turning greener