2016

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, and thus the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), we will need a new British agricultural policy. 

The AONB Family’s Outstanding Week starts this weekend and aims to get people out into our outstanding landscapes to see the work that is being done and show everyone what’s going on.

We recognise the issues raised in the State of Nature Report and we firmly believe that the solution lies in helping farmers to deliver a better environment alongside profitable businesses. We shouldn’t forget that there is a considerable amount of good work already being done, and we need to help farmers build on this.

You may have seen Andrew Gilruth’s letter published in The Times on Thursday, 15 September 2016.

A new tool has been developed to help make it easier for farmers to inform beekeepers directly of their intention to spray insecticides on particular fields.

We take a closer look at agroforestry, the policy of deliberately integrating trees or shrubs with crop and/or animal systems.

Following the vote to leave the EU we'll be writing our policy recommendations based on the evidence available. Let us know your concerns and expectations. 

Jim Egan previews a series of events being delivered by the Campaign for the Farmed Environment that  will focus on pollinators and their benefits to farm businesses.

LEAF Chief Executive Caroline Drummond previews the organisation's first Integrated Farm Management Conference in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire.

The Law Commission recently published its review of Conservation Covenants. The GWCT contributed to the consultation and are delighted that the Law Commission’s views are in line.