Environmental News

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released a report into climate solutions that would help mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, including the use of methane-reducing feed additives such as Bovaer.

The new Trees on Farm guide has been launched with the support of The Royal Countryside Fund’s patron, King Charles III.

Experts speaking at the 2026 Oxford Farming Conference warned that radical changes are urgently needed across the supply chain to secure a resilient future for farming. 

The British farming community has responded to plans laid out by the government to speed up the house-building process by simplifying biodiversity rules for smaller sites and fast-tracking certain housing projects.

Farmers have been advised to prepare for an ongoing drought in 2026, following a recent meeting that outlined the current situation and raised concerns about the country’s water resources after this year’s record dry spring and warm summer. 

A Gloucestershire farmer has been ordered to pay over £7,000 for discharging slurry into a river due to a leaking pipe.

Storm Amy, the first named storm of the 2025/26 season, is set to bring gusts up to 80mph and heavy rain this Friday and Saturday.

Andy Cato, musician and regenerative farming pioneer, has been awarded the Royal Agricultural University’s highest honour, honorary fellowship, during the institution’s 180th anniversary celebrations. 

A yellow weather warning for rain has been put in place in parts of the UK in the wake of Hurricane Erin crossing the Atlantic.

Secretary of State Steve Reed was among more than sixty attendees at the event, which aimed to address the significant challenges that continue to impact farmers’ ability to produce food for the nation — particularly the critical issues of water quality and availability.

According to the Environment Agency’s National Waste Crime Survey 2025, more than half of landowners and farmers have been affected by waste crime, however, only 12% of them reported the incidents.

More than 150 farmers and growers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire can resume water abstraction, the Environment Agency (EA) confirmed.