Articles involving: Farming
10 Dec, 2024
Lords climate committee weighs into methane debate
Emissions, Farming,
This week saw the publication of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee's report entitled "Methane: keep up the momentum" which makes several recommendations…
27 Nov, 2024
New survey shows another decline in Welsh sheep flock
Farming, Food Security, Sheepmeat,
A new survey by Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales shows that the size of the national sheep flock is lowest it’s been in 13…
18 Oct, 2024
Call for a re-allocation of subsidies to stem a tide of decline in England’s beef herd
Beef, Farming, Food Security,
Britain's beef herd has reduced in size by 5% in the last year and 13% in the ten years before that. Our recent Meat Industry Manifesto details what…
04 Oct, 2024
Lucas Daglish on the biodiversity impact of arable vs livestock farming
Emissions, Farming,
In his latest article, BMPA's Sustainability Manager Lucas Daglish considers the relative biodiversity impacts of arable versus ruminant livestock farming in the UK. Contrary to what…
20 Sep, 2024
Lloyds Bank pioneers definitive method to measure farm environmental data
Emissions, Farming,
As part of a ten-year partnership, Lloyds Banking Group has supported Soil Association Exchange in developing and deploying a standardised methodology for collecting and reporting holistic…
16 Sep, 2024
National Audit Office assesses value-for-money of Defra’s support and incentives
Defra, Farming,
In its third report on Defra’s Farming and Countryside Programme, the National Audit office scrutinises how well it’s being managed, what impact it’s had on farm…
30 Aug, 2024
Nick Allen discusses falling cattle production with BBC Farming Today
Farming,
BMPA CEO Nick Allen sat down with the BBC Farming Today team to discuss falling cattle production in the UK. He explained that rising input costs…
08 Mar, 2024
Welsh government farming proposals will cost jobs and damage the economy
Farming,
The British Meat Processors Association has written to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, Lesley Griffiths, to raise deep concerns about proposals in the…