Cutting #meat production to restore #nature, build houses, deliver clean #energy “not a major sacrifice” says @HenryDimbleby . @NFUtweets says future land use framework for England must have “food at its heart” @BBCNews

There’s “panic, concern and fear out there” among #farmers over #avianinfluenza says @BFREPA But could a #poultry #vaccine make a difference? @DefraGovUK says taskforce won’t answer that until the Spring @BBCNews @BBCr4today

A ‘new deal’ for profitable British #farming is launched by @SteveReedMP at @oxfordfarming - but protestors say current policies are “crucifying” #farmers @JennyKumah @BBCNews @BBCr4today

Emergency approvals for #bee harming #neonicotinoids soon to be halted, says @DefraGovUK @WildlifeTrusts warn that needs to start with 2025 decision. @NFUtweets concerned it sets “worrying precedent” on #pesticide authorisations @BBCNews @BBCr4today

Crowds will gather for tomorrow’s winter #solstice at @EH_Stonehenge but should people have a right to #access all ancient sites in the #countryside?@Right_2Roam think so but @CLAtweets says many are too fragile for unchecked access @BBCNews @BBCr4today

‘Betrayed’ #farmers make their way to London to protest over #inheritancetax Government says it does support #rural Britain @BBCNews @BBCBreakfast @JennyKumah @BBCr4today @BBCFarmingToday

As #farmers count the cost of #budget #InheritanceTax changes, #environmental groups warn #naturefriendlyfarming is threatened by funding freeze. Government says it is still supporting #naturerecovery @BBCNews

UK #farmers react with fury at new inheritance #tax relief rules in the #budget. They’re supported by @JeremyClarkson and @KirstieMAllsopp. @DanielZeichner says government’s commitment to farming “remains steadfast” @BBCNews

Hundreds #birds of prey killed in 15 years, says @Natures_Voice - but who’s to blame? It says rogue gamekeepers. @BASCnews says it has zero tolerance of #raptor persecution. @BBCNews @BBCBreakfast @BBCFarmingToday

Amid calls to resign from the RSPCA, @ChrisGPackham and @CarolineLucas tell @BBCNews it would be “dishonourable and disingenuous” to take any action before the findings of a full #animalwelfare review of its #farm certification scheme are published.

Sir Brian May resigns as RSPCA vice-president over #animalwelfare concerns in its #food labelling scheme. Now activists tell @BBCNews they want Chris Packham to step down as president. The RSPCA says “robust action” will be taken against any failing #farms

UK shoppers should be able to rely on labelling to choose #food farmed to high #animalwelfare standards - but one of the biggest certification schemes, RSPCA Assured, is reviewing whether all its #farms are delivering on its promises… @BBCNews @BBCr4today

They were created to protect - and improve - some of the UK’s iconic #countryside landscapes for the nation but does more of the land in #nationalparks need to be held in public hands for #nature restoration to be delivered? @BBCNews @BBCr4today

It’s an ambitious target - to make #farming in England and Wales #netzero by 2040. But can it now be achieved? #climatechange @BBCNews @BBCr4today

Vaccines to tackle the symptoms of #bluetongue now approved in the UK - but they won’t actually prevent animals being infected. What more needs to be done to help #farmers fight the virus? @BBCNews @BBCNorfolk @BBCSuffolk @BBCEssex

Culling of #badgers to stop the spread of #bovineTB on #farms in England to end by 2029 - but will vaccination be enough? @BBCNews

Will the rise in larger-scale #farms in the UK see more #cows kept indoors all year round for their productive lives in so-called “megafarms”? And what do consumers think of no graze farming? @BBCNews @BBCr4today

Will measures announced in the #KingsSpeech to tackle water company #pollution be enough to help clean up the nation’s rivers, lakes and seas? #sewage @BBCNews

Five years ago, @Julia_Mulligan’s ‘Captive and Controlled’ report revealed the reality of #domesticabuse in the #countryside and how #rural police and courts deal with it - has anything changed today? @BBCNews

Global #conservation groups concerned by cuts to @metpoliceuk #WildlifeCrime unit and decision to redeploy detectives to local #police work @BBCNews