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New environmental cooperative set up to help farmers access natural capital markets
The recently launched Central England branch of the Environmental Farmers Group (EFG) offers its members a low-risk, high-value head start in environmental trading. 90 farmers gathered at a packed-out event […]
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Environmental Farmers Group expands to Central England
The Environmental Farmers Group has launched its latest and largest equalisation cell including catchments in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Over 170 farmers gathered at the Allerton Project […]
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EFG is recruiting!
Spring is here and EFG is looking for someone to join the team as Local Officer, based in our Test & Itchen and Hampshire Avon areas. Please see the below […]
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EFG Director on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today
Listen to EFG Director Josh Stratton speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today this morning about the Wylye Valley Farmers plans for their Landscape Recovery river restoration project. Farming Today […]
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The Big Farmland Bird Count needs your help and ‘the rewards are immeasurable’
“Sitting with some of the farmers’ children and pointing out birds to them is so rewarding. Building friendships with the farmers and their families is great and having an open […]
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GWCT CEO Teresa Dent outlines ‘transformational’ farm initiative in Environmental Audit Committee evidence session
On Wednesday 24 January, Teresa Dent CBE was on a panel of experts giving their witness statements about the role of natural capital in the green economy. Teresa joined Minette […]
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More coverage for EFG in Farmers Weekly
Farmer interest in trading natural capital is in the ascendancy. Legislation has just been passed requiring house builders and commercial developers to deliver at least a 10% improvement in biodiversity […]
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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 […]