£3 million Catchment Sensitive Farming Scheme to help tackle ammonia emissions
BBC Spotlight coverage on Natural England's £3 million Catchment Sensitive Farming scheme which aims to reduce air pollution across England.
Farming
Big sustainable steps for Little Pix Hall Farm
A Natural England led event held earlier this month, saw farmers and land managers from across Kent come together to learn more about sustainable farming practices and natural capital.
Hints and Tips: Applying for Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier
With the deadline for Countryside Stewardship mid-tier applications fast approaching, here are some helpful hints and tips to help you complete your application.
Looking after our breeding waders on upland farms
A major new survey of the English uplands has highlighted just how important they are for some of our most cherished and rapidly declining farmland birds. Allan Drewitt, Senior Ornithologist, describes the results of the survey and offers some advice …
Royalty, Big Business and Catchment Management: Stepping Up A Gear
Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) received the royal seal of approval from The Prince of Wales with water and food and supply chain companies at the Catchment Management Summit at Moreton on Marsh on the 29th of May. The event organised …
Defra group champions young farmers
Natural England’s Catchment Sensitive Farming team and the Environment Agency are pioneering partnership working across the Defra family to educate young farmers and improve water quality for all. The Great Farm Challenge is a collaborative project, delivered by Natural England’s …
Reflections: Using nature to overcome 21st Century water challenges
The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) Partnership celebrated World Water Day on Thursday 22nd March. This year’s theme ‘Nature for Water’ provided us with an opportunity to reflect on our core approach to Catchment Sensitive Farming which uses ‘nature’ in its …
Educating children on farming and nature
Lead Adviser Alison Muldal, and award winning farmer Lydia Otter, tell us about the benefits of opening up farms to children so they can learn about farming and the environment. Alison: Agri-environment schemes (such as Countryside Stewardship) have been a feature of …
Pollinator package puts the buzz back into UK farmland
Hugh Darbishire received a Bees’ Needs Award from Lord Gardiner in November last year for work he is doing to support wild pollinators and farm wildlife on his 450 acre mixed farm. He is passionate about the wildlife that thrives …
Hints and tips for a Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier application
As Countryside Stewardship embarks on its third year of applications, Dawn Metcalfe, Countryside Stewardship Senior Communications Adviser, offers some suggestions on how to pull together a successful Mid Tier application. When a Countryside Stewardship (CS) Mid Tier application pack lands …