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Malcolm Prior

Journalist at BBC

digging up investigations for @BBCNews Rural Affairs; formerly @BBCCountryfile Investigations Producer @BBCTheOneShow Series Producer/Investigations Producer

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  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Malcolm Prior |Jenny Kumah

    New national forest to see 20m trees planted Malcolm Prior and Jenny KumahBBC News rural affairs teamGetty ImagesThe new Western Forest area will include a mix of 20m newly-planted trees and restored woodlandTwenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced.

  • 1 month ago | envirolink.org | Malcolm Prior

    Farmers may turn their backs on environmental work for more intensive food production after the government suddenly closed a green funding scheme, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), which pays farmers in England to manage land to protect soil, restore hedgerows and boost nature recovery, was a key part of the post-Brexit payment scheme that replaced EU subsidies.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Malcolm Prior

    Farmers may turn their backs on environmental work for more intensive food production after the government suddenly closed a green funding scheme, the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has warned. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), which pays farmers in England to manage land to protect soil, restore hedgerows and boost nature recovery, was a key part of the post-Brexit payment scheme that replaced EU subsidies.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Malcolm Prior

    Angliya fermalariga kelayotgan migrantlarni qanday qiyin ahvolga solishmoqda?

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Malcolm Prior

    Farm inheritance tax protest disrupts Reed conference speechMalcolm Prior/BBCFarmers concerned that government changes to inheritance tax rules will make many businesses unprofitable gathered in protest outside the conferenceFarmers protesting at government changes to agricultural inheritance tax rules have disrupted a minister's speech designed to win them over at a national conference.

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Malcolm Prior
Malcolm Prior @NewsMPrior
21 Mar 25

A new national #forest for England - but how far will the Western Forest take the UK towards meeting its #tree-planting targets? And does it mean more trees on #farm land? @BBCNews @BBCr4today https://t.co/48xzpLCf0Z

Malcolm Prior
Malcolm Prior @NewsMPrior
12 Mar 25

Could more #farmers turn their back on #environmental work and decide to “farm hard” instead following the closure of the government’s key green #farming scheme? @BBCNews https://t.co/5Z0g7Wf0Rc

Malcolm Prior
Malcolm Prior @NewsMPrior
25 Feb 25

Anger at “morally wrong” #farm #inheritancetax changes boils over at @NFUtweets #NFU25 conference @SteveReedMP says he can’t give #farmers the answer they want but “understands” strength of feeling @BBCNews https://t.co/7URitTTNRJ