Nature Friendly Farming Network’s Post

Since 2021 Defra’s Farming in Protected Landscapes #FiPL in Cranborne Chase National Landscape has funded over 147 projects benefiting climate, nature, people and place. 🚜🌳 One of these many projects has been the successful installation of kissing gates on a Burcombe farm, with land protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), improving public access. The aim of the project was to keep motorcycles off the protected land, while also ensuring livestock were kept safely enclosed. The outcome includes a more accessible area for all, without the need to move heavy gates. Walkers have responded positively about their ease of operation and how much easier it is to stay on track when enjoying the National Landscape. Find out more about FiPL in Cranborne Chase, and the many other success stories on the National Landscape here https://buff.ly/3Da9yos

When natural disasters strike, the effects on farming communities can be devastating 🌪️⛈️ Discover the resilience and innovation within the agriculture sector as they adapt to the changing landscape. The Texas Freeze-Thaw: A Texas dairy farm faced a crippling winter storm that disrupted power and froze water supplies. Working with a resiliency consultancy company similar to ReadyGlobal's cold-weather contingency planning helped them implement generator backups and alternative water sources for their cows. This proactive approach minimized animal loss and ensured continued milk production. #FarmingChallenges #ResilientFarming #InnovationInAgri #naturaldisasters #farmingcommunity #agriculture #resilienceinfarming #innovationinagriculture #climatechangeadaptation Image by meguminachev from Unsplash

On this #WorldOctopusDay - you can help stop this! If you live in the U.S., please contact your senators and ask them to support S. 4810, the OCTOPUS Act, which will prevent the cruel practice of octopus farming from expanding to the United States. 📣 🐙 You can find your state’s two senators here: https://buff.ly/3q6rF2s And you can learn more about this issue by visiting our new page, “The Ethical and Environmental Impacts of Octopus Farming,” here: https://buff.ly/3ZQMrIR 🌱

Together with Compassion in World Farming, we call for a halt to plans for the world's first commercial octopus farm. Read our new report exploring the environmental threats of Grupo Nueva Pescanova’s octopus farm plans: https://bit.ly/3zCxeA8 Join us and tell Nueva Pescanova to halt its reckless plans NOW. Share this post to #StopOctopusFarming

Bracken management with grazing animals. Read the latest Farmers Weekly piece on our bracken project with Innovative farmers, supported by Defra’s Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, which aims to reduce reliance on chemicals while restoring habitats. https://lnkd.in/egBuxZpD

🌪️⛈️ When natural disasters strike, farming communities bear the brunt of their impact. But amidst adversity, the agriculture sector demonstrates remarkable resilience and innovation. Let’s delve into a real-life example: 🔥 The Texas Freeze-Thaw: A Texas dairy farm faced a crippling winter storm that disrupted power and froze water supplies. However, their proactive approach, guided by a resiliency consultancy similar to ReadyGlobal’s cold-weather contingency planning, made all the difference. They swiftly implemented generator backups and alternative water sources for their cows. The result? Minimized animal loss and uninterrupted milk production. 🐄🥛 🌱 Let’s celebrate the spirit of #ResilientFarming and #InnovationInAgri. These stories remind us that even in the face of adversity, farmers adapt, innovate, and ensure food security. 🌾🌎 #FarmingChallenges #NaturalDisasters #FarmingCommunity #Agriculture #ClimateChangeAdaptation #ResilienceInFarming ReadyGlobal #InnovationInAgriculture

Great analysis here from Barnaby Coupe of The Wildlife Trusts on the implications of the Budget for nature-friendly farming. Not as bad as I had feared. But we all know that a flatlined budget = a real terms cut. Nothing influences nature’s fortunes in the UK more than farming. If government and we as a society are serious about nature restoration, climate change and hitting legally-binding targets, we need to go much, much further in supporting nature-friendly farming.

We asked you what you think the most critical factor is to enhance bioconversion rates in insect farming. You mostly answered ‘Feedstock Quality’. The answer is actually ‘Environmental Control.’ That’s why we’ve spent the last 3 years developing our proprietary climate control and airflow algorithm that ensures you stay cost effective and consistent. We’ve laid out down why environmental control is the most critical factor for enhancing bioconversion rates and what you need to watch out for. Enjoy! -- 🪰 Follow Flybox® to learn about insect-farming. like and ♼ share this post with your network if it resonates. #Flybox #insectprotein #insects

Important to highlight the need to create mosaic of habitats and not remove Bracken entirely. Good grazing management with the right livestock could be the most cost effective and least intrusive way to do this on steep, hard to access land. Although too much Bracken suppresses other plant growth and reduces potential productivity on grazing land, as described, Bracken is needed for particular habitat creation too. And as I have found in my field work, soil under carbon has an elevated concentration of carbon compared with grassland. And though research is limited, could Bracken be underestimated when accounting for carbon sequestration?

Have you registered for our upcoming webinar yet? Learn from a panel of experts about the dangers of disease spread on fur farms, the environmental impacts of fur farming on wild animals and biodiversity, and more. Register here! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eB8CBC_2