Love Pollinators?
Then you’re in luck! Pollinator Friendly Grassland Farming Guide EIP Wales and partners have produced “...
Free Trade Deals
Farming has had a fair amount of coverage in the UK press recently, notably with concerns around a free trade deal between the UK and Australia. NFFN raised concerns about farming provisions within these deals, supporting efforts to enshrine our h...
Improving veggie yields with Molinia biochar, wool and manure compost
A two year research project is attempting to turn low quality Molinia grass into a soil improver. At Henfron farm in the Elan Valley, manure from sheep and cattle bedded on Molinia is composted with wool from Welsh Mountain sheep. This is then mix...
Farmer Case Study: Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke is our NFFN Scotland Chair and an upland livestock farmer at Williamwood in Dumfriesshire....
Farmer Case Study: Nikki Yoxall
Nikki and her husband James run Grampian Graziers using their small herd of native breed cattle as ecological...
Farmer Case Study: Phil Knott
Phil Knott is a crofter on the Sleat Peninsula on the Isle of Skye and NFFN Vice Chair for Scotland. He shares with us his farming journey here....
NFFN England Update June 21
NFFN England News – June 21 DEFRA have been issuing plenty of new information over the past month. Back in September, NFFN like many others responded to the National Tree Strategy Consultation. T...
Scotland Update June 2021
New partnership project NFFN Scotland are pleased to announce they will be working in partnership with the Cairngorms National Park Authority, Pasture Fed Livestock Association and Plantlife Scotland t...
Northern Ireland: Nature Friendly Farming Motion
On the 7th June MLAs debated an Assembly motion on Nature Friendly Farming. The motion called for future agricultural policies for Northe...
Create havens for wildlife by planting trees on your land
The Woodland Trust has just re-opened applications for tree planting advice and financial support this winter....
