
Extending Countryside Stewardship agreements avoids funding cliff edge
Farmers need long-term support and certainty to continue providing sustainable food that helps to restore nature
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Today the Government has paused all new applications from farmers to access England’s flagship green farming scheme.
Farming policy needs a stronger vision and increased funds to deliver for farmers, food security and nature, say The Wildlife Trusts.
Today, the UK Government has announced its intention to bring forward a “complete ban on bee killing pesticides” with “legislative options that would legally prevent the future use of three…
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- RSPB, National Trust and The Wildlife Trusts call…