Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland—no matter where they are in the country—says new research. A team led by scientists from the University of ...

A proposal to remove a hedgerow on a farm in North Yorkshire should be refused, according to a council officer. The plans would remove the 731ft (223m) hedgerow between separate fields at Ravensdale ...

As the sustainability of agriculture continues to be threatened by changes in climate, pests and loss of biodiversity, the ancient practice of planting hedgerows with edible and medicinal species such ...

Farming groups have criticised the new Sustainable Farming Incentive for bringing in a cap on payments, saying it is “limiting the ambitions of those that can do the most for nature”.

Johnnie Balfour farms a 300-strong herd of Aberdeen Angus - and is planning to expand operations. Cattle are notoriously the most planet-warming, methane-emitting of all the farmed animals. But ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A full house at the first ever Yorkshire Farming Conference (Image: Simon Dewhurst) More than 700 farmers attended the first-ever ...