Farmers will find it easier to secure funding from Defra’s revised Sustainable Farming Incentive – but three soil standard options have been dropped.

One of the UK ’s most prolific grass-breeding programmes has set its sights on developing new varieties for the 2040s and beyond.

Farmers joining Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme are being advised to avoid unnecessary costs during the application process.

A new test claims to identify, measure and compare soil organic carbon content – helping farmers improve soil health and carbon sequestration.

Drought-hit fenland soils in Cambridgeshire are leaking 112 times as much carbon as nearby peat-free fields, says a study.