It's Big Farmland Bird Count season
Why spending 30 minutes watching the birds on your patch matters for them, and us
Joe Stanley
Farmer & conservationist. Head of Sustainable Farming at The Allerton Project. Author of 'Farm to Fork: The Challenge of Sustainable Farming in 21st Century Britain'. Views my own.
Why our future (and past) lies in the soil
Healthy topsoil is our greatest national asset: why do we treat it like dirt?
Climate Change is the Biggest Threat to Our Farmed Landscapes
The challenges facing Britain's farmers are legion. But extreme weather is by far the biggest threat to our food security.
Unsung Conservationists: Farms, Fields, and Quiet Triumphs
A new award seeks to recognise the best of practical nature conservation; keyboard warriors need not apply.
'And the Ministers Did Change Faster Than The Seasons'
A butterfly flaps its wings in Hove and farmers find themselves with their tenth Secretary of State in ten years. A good outcome for food, farming and the environment has never seemed so far away.
Mind the Gap: England's Journey from CAP to Chaos
It was all supposed to be so different. From the heady promises of 2016 to the cash strapped reality of 2025: how food, farming and the environment is standing on the cliff-edge of a political cock-up made [proudly] in Britain.
Reflections on a Farming Century
From the agricultural depression of the 1930s to the boom times of the post-war period, my grandfather lived through a radically changing landscape. Recently, I discovered his memoir.
Turning Plougshares into Swords
National security is back on the agenda: where does farming fit in?
My Beef is Greener Than Your Avocados
The case for rehabilitating the reputation of ruminants, those much maligned agents of a regenerative revolution.
Labour's industrial strategy: hard hats good, flat caps bad?
Sir Keir is right: steel is a national security issue. But so is food. Why does his government treat them so differently?