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DEFRA announces £2m wildlife scheme
DEFRA secretary Hilary Benn unveils a £2m scheme to boost wildlife conservation in England’s countryside
18 November 2008
Survey reveals environment winners and losers
Agri-environmental schemes have changed Britain's landscape - but there is a mixed picture of environmental winners and losers, said a survey which is directing DEFRA policy.
18 November 2008
Hill farming 'faces shake-up under tougher stewardship rules'
Hill farming in England and Wales faces a radical shake up in the next decade as farmers put more emphasis on environmental management, according to the National Trust.
12 November 2008
Birds in decline: How do they work that out?
Recent figures from the government's Farmland Bird Indicator (FBI) show a surprising downturn in breeding bird numbers, leading to claim and counter-claim about the role of modern agriculture and the effectiveness of the index. RSPB agricultural policy officer Gareth Morgan answers farmers' questions.
06 November 2008
RSPB and NFU at loggerheads over farmland bird figures
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is calling for more farm subsidies to be diverted to environmental schemes, as new official figures point to a further decline in the population of farmland birds.
03 November 2008
Ask the RSPB about the farmland bird indicator on FWi
Anytime now DEFRA will be publishing its annual farmland bird indicator, looking at trends in bird numbers in the British countryside.
27 October 2008
Soils under threat as science base dwindles
Some of Britain's most productive farming areas are under threat because of deteriorating soil quality.
23 October 2008
Wind turbines don't threaten farmland birds
Wind farms in agricultural areas will not scare farmland birds away, said a study from Newcastle University.
01 October 2008
Bernard Matthews outlines blueprint for tackling H5N1 avian flu
This year's Temperton Fellow has called on the UK government and the poultry industry to work together to establish an early-warning system for migratory...
09 July 2008
Biofuels survive the UN Food Summit PLUS the facts about palm oil
World leaders debate biofuels' role in global food price inlfation, writes our commentator Richard Crowhurst
11 June 2008
Tips for alleviating soil erosion problems on tricky land
Soil erosion, a serious problem for farms producing high-risk crops on difficult land, can be controlled, Olivia Cooper discovers
05 June 2008
