Farmers, growers and land managers play a vital role in tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and food security. Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRSs) will help focus these efforts by setting out where and how to take action for nature. With 48 strategies covering the whole of England, there’s still time to shape your local plan. In this post, we'll give an overview and explain how to get involved.
In April, we published our response to the Independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor. We agreed with the recommendation to create a land use management group. I'm pleased to say that the position of chair has just been advertised. In this post, I'll share a short summary and provide links to learn more.
The Census of Agriculture for England is now open. The census has existed in various forms for over 150 years. As it stands, we run them every 10 years, alongside an annual sample survey. The census provides us with the data we need to agree priorities, make decisions and design agricultural policies.