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As farmers and the agriculture sector prepare to attend the big conferences in Oxford this week, Vicki Hird, strategic lead for agriculture at The Wildlife Trusts, writes, there are concerns about…
The cost of nature-friendly food is the subject of our next Wild LIVE panel event and a workshop at the Oxford Farm conferences, and at the heart of the political dilemmas we face when working to…
To mark World Food Day, Vicki Hird looks at how the needs of nature and humans can and should be met through changes throughout our food system.
More trees on farms. What’s not to like? The right trees or shrubs in the right place on a farm has numerous benefits for nature and ecosystems. In advance of the upcoming Agroforestry Show and…
The pig and poultry industries have drawn attention due to their environmental impact, including on the health of our rivers. Now new research commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts reveals the scale…
As the Wildlife Trusts head off to the regenerative farming event Groundswell, where soil health rightly takes centre stage, Vicki Hird looks at the tools we need to restore and protect our soils…
There is a huge amount riding on the UK Government’s spending review due out in June. Many departments are having their budgets slashed. What if the Defra farm budget - much of which is paying a…
Farming depends profoundly on nature to deliver safe, sustainable and healthy foods. But the food system beyond the farm gate - the buyers, marketeers, retailers and restaurants – largely drives…
This spring celebrate hoverflies with insect expert Vicki Hird MSc FRES!
In January, The Wildlife Trusts co-hosted a workshop at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, discussing the challenges lowland peat soils face and potential solutions. In this blog, Vicki Hird,…
