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New rules regarding Biodiversity Net Gains

New rules regarding Biodiversity Net Gains

New rules regarding biodiversity net gains have been announced by the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra). The main announcement is regarding a mandatory uplift of a 10% minimum biodiversity net gain (BNG). It is believed that this will be...

Challenges for farmers in 2023

Challenges for farmers in 2023

Introduction Going into 2023, the outlook is much less optimistic for farmers. However, the annual Sentiment Survey, conducted in October/November demonstrated that most farmers were in reasonable financial shape.   Arable farmers Arable farmers were in...

Agriculture and Horticulture Productivity Fund

Agriculture and Horticulture Productivity Fund

The department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has recently announced £12.5 million in grant funding to businesses in the agriculture and horticulture sectors to help improve automation and robotics to boost productivity. Defra, in partnership with UK...