Mature hedgerows provide significant benefits for farming, from shelter for livestock to reducing soil erosion. They are also crucial in supporting farmland biodiversity, including providing pollen and nectar for bees and insects that pollinate our crops. Hedgerows also sequester carbon in their biomass and soil, and can provide flood risk alleviation. So join us for […]

Mature hedgerows provide significant benefits for farming, from shelter for livestock to reducing soil erosion. They are also crucial in supporting farmland biodiversity, including providing pollen and nectar for bees and insects that pollinate our crops. Hedgerows also sequester carbon in their biomass and soil, and can provide flood risk alleviation. So join us for […]

The past few years with ELMs have not been an easy ride, with delays, mistakes and changes to the various schemes. Despite these stumbling blocks, ambitious agri-environmental schemes have the potential to help transform our landscape into one which delivers for nature and for farmers. We speak to farmers and experts in order to understand […]

How are dairy farms currently coping with extreme weather events? From heat stress in livestock, to drought and flooding, what can we do to improve farm resilience in a future where extremes become the new normal? This session demonstrates how designing farmed landscapes can help deliver for livestock, their health and welfare, the wider environment […]