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GFI launches toolkit
EFG is happy to share news from the Green Finance Institute that today it has published a first-of-its-kind toolkit, developed in collaboration with over 100 farmers, for farmers. Its aim is to […]
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The Times: EFG begins work with investors in natural capital sector
Today, The Times reported EFG’s work with investors Inspired Villages. EFG is looking at how it can build long-term relationships with institutional organisations and its members in the natural capital […]
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Expanding environmental farmers’ cooperatives now cover over 580,000 acres, 2.9% of England’s farmed area
The Environmental Farmers Group (EFG), Peakland Environmental Farmers (PEF) and Swaledale & Wensleydale Environmental Farmers (SWEF) now represent 469 land managers with three shared objectives of carbon neutrality, biodiversity recovery and cleaner […]
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EFG BNG approach highlighted in Natural England blog
This blog was originally posted by Natural England How are land managers embracing biodiversity net gain (BNG) while working towards their green strategies? In this guest blog, Digby Sowerby, Operations […]
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Cranborne Chase: What’s in the Wylye
The Wylye Valley Farmers are a farmer cluster group with 34 members covering over 12,000 hectares. They operate in the catchment of the River Wylye which is a nationally important chalk river […]
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EFG holds Fifth Members’ Meeting
Yesterday, EFG held its Fifth Members’ Meeting at Codford Village Hall, Wiltshire. Over 80 people attended the event (also held virtually) with a range of interesting speakers. EFG Chair Rob […]
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EFG farmers lead project to tackle water pollution in the River Wylye
The Wylye Valley Farmer Cluster, based on the River Wylye in Wiltshire are progressing well in their project on testing water pollution. Supported by Environmental Farmers Group, the farmers are […]
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EFG voices opinion on nutrient neutrality amendment
Earlier this week, the government announced an amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. This amendment would mean that housing developers would not be required to mitigate the additional […]
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Large-scale farmers’ group is helping developers unlock house building
The Environmental Farmers Group (EFG) has been set up by a group of farmers in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset to deliver highly assured, co-ordinated environmental projects on a catchment scale. The cooperative […]
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EFG responds to misleading Times article on farming’s impact on water
Today, the Times has published a letter from EFG in response to the Times’ misleading article written on Tuesday 8 August on the nutrient pollution impact farming has on water courses […]