Jonah Fisher Environment correspondent Getty Images About 3.5 million tonnes of sewage sludge, that’s enough to fill nearly 900 Olympic sized swimming pools are spread of farmers fields in England and Wales each year. Successive governments have failed to deal with the threat posed by spreading sewage sludge containing toxic chemicals on farmers’ fields, a...
Kirk England Environment and tourism correspondent, BBC South West BBC Jonathan Smith helps farmers and growers “measure, manage and reduce their carbon footprint” A South West farmer said many in the industry were “embracing the challenge” of working more sustainably. Jonathan Smith, who farms on the Isles of Scilly and works with other farmers and...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Janet Sutton had skin cancer removed from her forehead in December 2024 A new campaign has been launched to reduce the increasing rates of skin cancer amongst outdoor workers in Devon and Cornwall. NHS figures for 2024/25 show there were 5,728 diagnoses of the condition across Devon,...
Sian Filcher BBC News, Derby BBC Derbyshire farmer Harriet Cowan (with her dog Tyke) appears in the fourth season of Clarkson’s Farm She has given Kaleb a run for his money and now Harriet Cowan wants to be a voice for young farmers. The 24-year-old, from Derbyshire, has become Jeremy Clarkson’s new sidekick on the...
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Reuters Saúl Luciano Lliuya says water in Lake Palcacocha has increased, putting his hometown at risk A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm’s global emissions contributed to the...
This story was originally published by Capital & Main. Every year brings its own unique challenges for California farmers: water shortages, fires, finding laborers to do the work, bureaucrats in Sacramento adding new requirements and fees, and more. But the second term of President Donald Trump has made this year very different. As part of...
A researcher is cycling from Land’s End in Cornwall to the Scottish border on her bike in a bid to interview female farmers. University of Exeter PhD student Veronica White is aiming to cycle more than 1,200 miles (1,931km/h) by July. She said she wanted ascertain what women living or working on England’s farms view...
Zimbabwe’s government has announced an initial pay-out of $3m (£2.3m) to white farmers whose farms were seized under a controversial government programme more than two decades ago. It is the first payment to be made under the 2020 compensation agreement signed between the state and the local white farmers in which Zimbabwe committed to pay...
Farmers are being urged to ensure private springs, wells and boreholes are legally compliant to prevent potential environmental damage. Farm inspectors were finding “a lot of unlicensed abstraction” in Devon and Cornwall during routine inspections and 70 enforcement actions were issued over two years as a result, said the Environment Agency (EA). The warning comes...
Jersey champions Farmers hope to begin their bid for glory at the European Cricket League finals on Wednesday after rain washed out the first two days. Farmers had been due to open the final group stage of the 10-overs-a-side tournament against defending champions Hornchurch on Monday before taking on Italian team Roma and Swiss outfit...
