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A new strategic collaboration between Beyond Zero, the UK Carbon Code of Conduct and Nature Broking aims to help deliver integrity and certainty in the voluntary carbon market. ffinlo Costain spoke to Doug Wanstall from Beyond Zero.

Lloyds Banking Group has funded over 550 farmers to be involved in a groundbreaking environmental baselining study with the Soil Association Exchange. ffinlo Costain spoke to Lee Reeves, the UK Head of Agriculture at Lloyds Bank.

Two thirds of UK farmers have experienced the impact of climate change. In response, Barclays Bank has launched a discounted interest rate on its Green Loans for Business in a bid to help farmers working to reduce emissions and boost biodiversity. 8point9.com's ffinlo Costain spoke to Adam White, Head of Agriculture at Barclays Business Banking.

A report from The Open University and Sustain uses Riverford Organic Farmers as a case study to explore how employee ownership can address the complex challenges facing the food and farming sector. ffinlo Costain spoke to Professor Emma bell from The Open University.

Golden Hooves is First Milk's regenerative cheese brand and it's just won 24 awards at this year's Global Cheese Awards. ffinlo Costain spoke to Leona McDonald, the director of Golden Hooves.

Andrew Barbour, an Innovative Farmers Field Lab farmer from Mains of Fincastle Farm in Scotland, is researching the value of bokashi, treating manure with microorganisms that break down animal bedding and dung. ffinlo Costain asked him what bokashi is and how it could be useful to farmers?

African faith leaders have issued an open letter to the Gates Foundation demanding reparations for causing extensive damage to Africa’s food systems. ffinlo Costain spoke to Bishop Takalani Mufamadi from the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute.

The Environment Bank has secured conservation covenants for eight new biodiversity net gain habitat banks. ffinlo Costain spoke to Emma Toovey, Chief Ecology Officer at the Environment Bank - and asked her what the Environment Bank is, and what it does?

New economic analysis demonstrates that the current agricultural budget, of £3.5bn, cannot deliver the UK's legally-binding climate and nature targets. The report was commissioned by the RSPB, National Trust and The Wildlife Trusts. ffinlo Costain spoke to Alice Groom, Head of Sustainable Land Policy in England, for the RSPB - and started by asking her to explain where the £5.9bn figure comes f...

Sebastian Dötterl, Professor for Soil Resources at ETH Zurich, says that the war in Ukraine is also a war for soil. 8point9.com's chief editor, ffinlo Costain, asked Sebastian why he thinks that soil was part of President Putin's calculations?

The Regen Dairy project has announced the launch of a free online training course aimed at farmers wanting to start on their regenerative dairy journey. Emily Bull led the Regen Dairy project for FAI Farms - she spoke to ffinlo Costain. Regen Dairy is a collaboration between FAI Farms and Farmwel, supported by Arla, Unilever, Ben & Jerry's, Woolworths South Africa and Barry Callebaut.

With progress on world hunger in reverse, global food experts are calling for an urgent shift to more localised and resilient food provision to achieve the goal of zero hunger by 2030. Million Belay is an IPES Food Expert and co-founder of AFSA - ffinlo Costain asked him why local markets and local food chains are important globally?

A new report says that the UK must stop relying on imports and fix diets by doubling the land used to grow fruit and vegetables using nature-friendly farming. ffinlo Costain spoke to report co-author, Vicki Hird, the strategic lead on agriculture for The Wildlife Trusts.

Alun Thomas is a dairy and arable farmer from Upper Pendre in the Wye and Usk river catchments in Wales. He also chairs the Beacons Water Group. ffinlo Costain spoke to Alun about the interventions he has made to prevent nutrient leaching.

What do agroecological farmers think about agritech?

Is BNG a positive force for nature recovery? - Rob Hindle, Rural Solutions

Scottish land reform ‘gambling’ with communities and eco-investment

River Usk decision-makers give nature a 'voice' in UK first

Election 2024 - Interview with Toby Hammond for the Green Party

Election 2024 - interview with Simon Hoare for the Conservative Party

Election 2024 - interview with Julia Aglionby for the Liberal Democrats

Peter Byck: “AMP grazing smells amazing, it sounds amazing.”

“Don’t be afraid of this journey, but know your numbers”

Farmers tap organic market in Scotland; overall UK progress stalls

Traffic light system trialled to inform slurry spreading decisions

Soil Association Exchange embeds farmer knowledge

New approaches needed to democratise knowledge supply

What’s the government got wrong on food security?

Carbon schemes creating unprecedented ‘land squeeze’