“People need to think about how we can keep feeding the world in a changing climate” Flood-hit #farmers like Debbie Wilkins fear for UK #foodsecurity in the face of extreme weather BBC Breakfast BBC News (UK) Lucy Vladev bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Live coverage of #farmers ’ tractor go-slow through central London - are protests the way forward? National Farmers' Union says disruption “should always be a last resort” TFA says it supports “right of all farmers to peacefully protest” BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-6…

Tractor go-slow heading for central London as #farmers protest against “substandard” imports and threats to UK #foodsecurity . Government insists it “firmly backs our farmers” #countryside BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

How do you get on the property ladder when holiday lets and second homes are reducing affordable housing and pushing up prices in the #countryside ? New report reveals the true scale of #rural renting… County Councils Network GRCC - Supporting Communities in Gloucestershire BBC Breakfast BBC Radio 4 Today BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Threat posed by virus yellows “historically high” says British Sugar; decision to allow #neonicotinoid use “not taken lightly” says Defra UK but Wildlife and Countryside Link says it “makes a mockery” of #pesticide ban BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Around one in three #chickens in some UK supermarkets show signs of skin burn from being left to live in their own waste - so what is UK #farming doing to reduce the #animalwelfare problem of hock burn? BBC News (UK) BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

PM vows to boost UK #food security but many #farmers say cheaper imports have already put the industry “in crisis”. How will the plans go down at today’s #NFU24 ? BBC News (UK) BBC Breakfast BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

There’s a right to roam across open country in England - but when it’s surrounded by private land with no public rights of way, how do walkers even get there? 2,500 such “access islands” have been found across the #countryside … BBC News (UK) BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Former US #farmer Larry Wyles says #Parkinsons affects 'every facet” of his life - but what role did #pesticides play? Bas Bloem says arguments against #paraquat are “piling up”; Syngenta says there’s no evidence of a link BBC News (UK) BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

As #farming protests rage in Europe, could they hit the UK? Campaigners say direct action “in the pipeline” but minette batters says protests should be a “last resort”… BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl…

Could gene-edited crops be the alternative to using banned #neonicotinoid #pesticide ? BBC Radio 4 Today BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Emergency approval given for #neonicotinoid use - for the fourth year The Wildlife Trusts say it’s a “deathblow” for #wildlife #bees Defra UK says it’s “a necessary/proportionate measure” NFU Sugar says #farmers would use responsibly if needed BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

More than one million #flytipping clean-ups by councils in England but #farmers like Colin Rayner are being forced to turn #farms into “medieval forts” to keep waste criminals out BBC News (UK) Country Land & Business Assn Local Government Association (LGA) bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

blockages on #footpaths “shocking” says RamblersGB; 'a growing neglect” says Open Spaces Society . Local Government Association (LGA) says “funding constraints” to blame. More on BBC News (UK) #access investigation with Claire Marshall BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

There’re 140,000 miles of #footpaths across England and Wales - but can you actually walk them all? BBC News (UK) investigation finds #access blocked or obstructed in nearly 32,000 places…Claire Marshall BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Flood-hit #farmers now counting the cost of #StormHenk - but what’s needed to protect UK food production? BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

A new national park for England - but are they still the crown jewels of the #countryside ? @stevebarclay unveils government #nature pledges to Claire Marshall ahead of #COP28 BBC News (UK) BBC Breakfast BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Let them go or save them for the nation? More than 70% of National Trust sites could face an uncertain or costly future thanks to extreme weather linked to #climatechange Harriet Bradshaw BBC News (UK) BBC Breakfast bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

“I just stopped and cried because I did not know what to do. What do you do?” - the #mentalhealth cost of #flooding caused by #StormBabet and #StormCiaran is taking its toll on #farmers BBC News (UK) BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Signs of immunity to #birdflu in some seabirds. Airborne transmission limited. Fewer outbreaks on #farms . #Christmas turkey producers are feeling hopeful - but is this just the calm before the storm? #biosecurity #zoonosis BBC News (UK) Claire Marshall BBC Radio 4 Today bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…