CG farmer Mark Tufnell is presented with the inaugural CG Barn Owl Award by Professor David Bellamy OBE
Yesterday we were in the rolling countryside of Gloucestershire on a farm which has been farmed to Conservation Grade standards for the past 25 years. Farmer Mark Tufnell is taking part in the CG Barn Owl Project (see www.naturefriendlyowls.org for more info about the project) and last year a pair of Barn Owls nesting in [...]
Martin Harper endorses nature friendly food
Conservation Grade farming is all about putting wildlife habitats back onto farmland and enabling farmers to maintain these vital areas, thereby stemming the decline in numbers of many of our farmland species. Brands such as Allison Bread, Allinson Flour, Steve’s Leaves and Jordans Cereals, who have signed up to Conservation Grade, help the farmers to [...]
New Jordans TV ads
The new Jordans TV ads got their first airing this evening. The hedgerow wildlife are the stars of the show and are worried about their hedgerow homes disappearing. But the wise old Barn Owl reassures them that they are on a Jordans farm, where hedgerows and other important wildlife habitats are protected. Jordans have posted [...]
CG Barn Owl Project website
Have you visited www.naturefriendlyowls.org yet? It’s our new website about the CG Barn Owl Project.
A promising 1st year for the CG Barn Owl Project
If you regularly watch BBC Breakfast (BBC 1) you would have seen the beautiful Barn Owls, Tulu and Rosie. Tulu (who lives at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve in Norfolk) and Rosie (kindly loaned to us by Norfolk Falconry) were the stars of the show, even though it was a bit early for them to be up! It [...]
Take the 10% Challenge
Conservation Grade licensee, Jordans Cereals, have launched a campaign to get more wildlife into our gardens. For 25 years Jordans have sourced oats, barley and wheat for their nutritious breakfast cereals from Conservation Grade farms. Conservation Grade farmers manage 10% of their farms for wildlife by creating a suite of habitats. Now Jordans is challenging [...]
CAP reform proposals look a winner for commercial ‘wildlife’ farmers
Farmers already involved in commercially-funded agri-environment schemes could end up some of the biggest winners by the time the new CAP Reform proposals are implemented in 2013. This is according to Conservation Grade’s Tim Nevard, who says that while the scheme’s producers already benefit by attracting a premium while also meeting the requirements for ELS [...]
Gloucestershire CG farmer leads the way in conservation competition
Congratulations to CG member, Mark Tufnell, who has achieved 1st place in the Conservation Class of the Gloucestershire Root, Fruit & Grain Society competition. Mark farms 1800 acres in the Cotswolds AONB and is passionate about conservation. The Judges were impressed by the extra mile that Mark has gone to look after the wildlife on [...]
Early harvest could mean farmers miss lucrative oat contracts
An early harvest and high prices for other crops could lead farmers to overlook potentially lucrative oat contracts for next year. This is the warning from prominent arable farmer Robert Law, who says oats, as a traditionally late-sown crop, are in danger of being passed by, even though there are contracts on offer that match [...]
CG farmer wins regional heat of 2011 Nature of Farming Award
CG farmer, Robert Law, has been named as the Eastern region winner of the 2011 Nature of Farming Award. The award celebrates the tremendous contribution that farmers make towards conserving wildlife on their land and is supported by the RSPB, the Telegraph, Plantlife and Butterfly Conservation. Robert farms 1,500ha in Hertfordshire and has long been dedicated to [...]