Rewilding versus farming: the land-use argument splitting the countryside
Britain must grow food, store carbon and recover nature on the same finite land, and the rewilding argument is really about which acres…
Amelia Hart
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Why wildflower meadows almost vanished and how they come back
Britain ploughed and fertilised away about 97% of its species-rich meadows after the 1930s, and rebuilding one means years of deliberately…
Elena Marsh
Hedgerows: the quiet infrastructure Britain keeps grubbing up
A field hedge works simultaneously as wildlife corridor, flood brake and carbon store, yet the 1997 rules meant to protect it are narrow…
Elena Marsh
UK Veterinary Crisis: Vet Shortages Leave Rural Areas Without Animal Care as 1 in 4 Practices Close Books to New Patients
Britain is facing a critical shortage of veterinary surgeons, with 1,500 unfilled positions and 25% of practices closed to new patients…
Daily Junction Editorial Team
UK Farm Worker Shortage Reaches Crisis Point: Crops Rot as Brexit and Visa Rules Choke Labour Supply
British farms face an acute labour shortage, with 40,000 seasonal worker positions unfilled in 2024. Brexit ended free movement of EU…
Daily Junction Editorial Team
UK Farming Subsidies After Brexit: How the Shift from CAP to ELMS is Reshaping British Agriculture
The UK's transition from EU Common Agricultural Policy payments to the Environmental Land Management Scheme represents the biggest change…
Daily Junction Editorial Team