This week at the Liberal Democrat Conference we put the spotlight firmly on nature-friendly farming. Our message: 👉 food security & nature can’t be separated. Healthy soils, thriving ecosystems & resilient farms = a secure food future. 🌍✨ #NFFN

🌱 Farmer David Lord is growing quinoa alongside wheat, oats & beans in Essex. It’s about building flexibility into his farming system to handle changing weather patterns, while exploring markets that value how food is grown. Could it have a place in your system? Read: https://tinyurl.com/4hdkkdjx

🐄🐔 On her Cumbrian farm, Nic Renison uses cows & chickens together to boost soil and pasture health 🌱. But she knows change isn’t easy: “Farmers are bearing the brunt of criticism, but the whole food system is skewed.”  👉 Read her story here: https://tinyurl.com/yz9w7d48 #nffn

Join us at one of our upcoming Agroforestry events 🌳 to see first-hand how combining trees with farming works in practice!  ✴️ Wales: Learn how trees boost resilience & farm business   ✴️ West Sussex: Explore silvopasture & woodland restoration   👉 https://www.nffn.org.uk/events

Farmers need stability to plan for nature. As Anna, David and Martin show, environmental schemes take years to deliver real benefits - from healthier soils to thriving wildlife. Constant change risks undoing that progress. 👉Read the impacts here https://tinyurl.com/ynva6kfb #nffnengland

Farming with nature delivers powerful solutions. This video captures it perfectly🙌 A Shared Island Project in collaboration with Farming for Nature to show how farmers across Ireland (North & South) can work together for nature 🌳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYLp...

🤠🎧How to be a resilient farmer in 2050 - New pod from 'Farm Gate', in-the-field at the Agroforestry Show, with Claire Whittle and Ben Raskin. How can agriculture adapt to survive and thrive in 2050? Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

🐑 Curious about mob grazing with sheep? Join NFFN farmer Louise Skelly to see how this regenerative approach benefits land, animals & profits. 📅 27 Sept | 11am–2pm | County Down ➡️ Book now: https://www.nffn.org.uk/events/selling-the-regenerative-story-mob-grazing-sheep-and-selling-direct

It's #BackBritishFarmingDay! 🚜🐄 No farming, no food!! But here’s the catch: 🐝 No bees, no pollination 🪱 No worms, no healthy soil 🐞 No beetles, no pest control 👉 No nature, no farming... So today, we’re backing British farmers AND the natural systems that keep them in business. 💚

Livestock farmers face feed shortages after a dry summer. Arable farmers in England cutting margins and wildflower strips for schemes - don’t let them go to waste! 👉 Offer cuttings as forage & support your neighbours🌷🐄 #naturefriendlyfarming #NFFNEngland

We’re at the #AgroforestryShow this week! 🌳 Don’t miss our NFFN session on farming & forestry on Wed @ 12pm. Can’t make it? Join our upcoming agroforestry events in NI & England! 👉 Sign up now: nffn.org.uk/events  Sign up now! #naturefriendlyfarming #nffnni #nffncymru #nffnengland

💭 Over a third of farmers report feeling depressed (ECIU). For NFFN farmer Joanne Coates, extreme weather is adding strain, deepening isolation and impacting wellbeing. Farmers need more support than ever.  Read the report here👉https://tinyurl.com/56hu56wt

Whether you farm crops or livestock, reducing chemical use cuts costs, protects beneficial species, and lowers pest resistance. 👨‍🌾 Start small, build gradually, and see the difference!  🎥 Watch Patrick Barker’s farm in action:https://youtu.be/D4b1ch_uMHk  #naturefriendlyfarming #nffn

🎙️ New series! Our CEO @linesmartin.bsky.social joins ffinlo Costain monthly on the Nature Friendly Farm Gate podcast to unpack UK food & farming policy. First up: English farm policy, Defra’s role & an update on Martin’s farm. 👉 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/2ku9fbkj #nffn

📢 92% of farmers feel anxious from extreme weather (ECIU). NFFN farmer Colin Chappel says the weather has “turned into a cycle of boom and bust.” By focusing on soil health, he builds resilience - but farmers also need support for their wellbeing. 👉 https://tinyurl.com/56hu56wt #NFFN

🐞 Ladybirds are top natural pest controllers, munching aphids, scale insects etc! Plant hedgerows, flowering margins & grassland to welcome them.  🎧 Listen to the Defra Podcast to learn more: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/12/farming-podcast-a-farmer-and-agronomists-perspective-on-ipm/

🌾 How can the right habitats help protect crops from pests? Arable farmer Patrick Barker (Suffolk) shows how encouraging natural predators leads to healthier crops. 🕷️🪲 🎥 Watch his story: https://youtu.be/D4b1ch_uMHk And keep an eye out as we spotlight beneficial predators all week! #nffn

Farmers are stepping up to tackle pollution, but it’s a shared challenge. Martin Lines reminds us that consumers, supply chains & policymakers must play their part too.💧 Read more: https://www.nffn.org.uk/resources/from-our-ceo-we-need-to-stop-blaming-farmers-and-work-together-on-water-pollution

Across England, thousands of Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements run out this December. ⏳ We're urging the Government to introduce a one-year rollover scheme.  Read more: https://www.nffn.org.uk/news/nffn-calls-for-countryside-stewardship-rollover #nffnengland

Scotland’s first nature-friendly farming summit is coming! Join farmers, policymakers & environmental leaders to explore how farming can restore nature, ensure food security & support profitable farming 🐝.  Free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1587255085689?aff=oddtdtcreator #NFFNScotland

Herbal leys can cut fertiliser costs, improve soil health, boost livestock performance, & attract pollinators -but they’re not without challenges. 🌱   👉 Read RPA's helpful guide: https://ruralpayments.blog.gov.uk/2025/08/06/getting-the-most-from-herbal-leys-within-improved-grassland-systems/

We’re at Fields Good, on 6 Sept! 💚 Visit our stand & let’s talk about all things nature-friendly farming 🙌 A practical, hands-on day for anyone who loves food, farming & nature. 🎟️  https://fieldsgood.co.uk/   #NFFNNI

Meet NFFN Farmer Jonny Blair. He says removing trees harms soil, but agroforestry (adding trees back) boosts healthy fungi, reduces chemicals, and helps crops and livestock. Jonny’s tip: Trees aren’t obstacles, they’re farming partners! 🌳🐄 Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/48d5b7tx  #NFFNNI

Many farmers have wrapped up harvest weeks ahead of schedule this year - dry spring, fast ripening, early finish. How has this season impacted you?   #naturefriendlyfarming

Listen to @linesmartin.bsky.social on LBC radio talking (at 1:43) with @steveholden.bsky.social about the impacts of drought and the importance of nature-friendly farming 👇 www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbcn...

The Lint Mill is tackling climate change, restoring nature and feeding people on 15 acres. But running a small farm like this is far from simple. As Deborah says: “At this micro-scale, all the working parts have to fit together and that can be quite complex.” 👉 https://tinyurl.com/jypwkmdk

Farming in Perthshire or Fife? Discover how nature-friendly farming tackles disease & pests from the ground up. Join us on 20 Aug at Guardswell Farm for a hands-on workshop with Dr Claire Whittle. 🕥 10:30 - 14:30 🎟️Booking essential: https://tinyurl.com/czmmpt6s

Friends of the Lake District’s Hedgerow Series share farmer-led advice on managing hedges for livestock, soil, biodiversity & business. NFFN farmer James Robinson shows how it works on his dairy farm. 📺 Watch now: friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/news/hedgerows-working-for-you

Join Planton Farm (Shropshire) on 15 Aug for a hands-on morning moving sheds, feeding, and checking birds. Learn about shed design, breeds, and feeding systems while seeing a pastured poultry system in action. 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1410182075549?aff=oddtdtcreator

We are at the Black Isle Show today 🙌 Find us next to the sheep shearing, row W stand 11, to chat all things nature nature-friendly farming 💚 📣Sign up as a NFFN member (it’s free!) at our stand for the chance to win a GardePro Trail camera 📸 #NFFNScotland

Swipe to see the before! ➡️  From just 12 hours old to thriving today, this Hereford bull shows how well native breeds flourish on rotational grazing. On Ifan Davies’ farm, grazing boosts soil health, plant diversity, and habitats for wildlife. 🐄 #NFFN #naturefriendlyfarming

Hefted sheep know their land without fences, a skill passed down through generations. In Elan Valley, Welsh Mountain sheep have grazed since Cistercian times, evolving with the hills and thriving in harsh conditions. A natural harmony with the land. 🐑

Great to welcome Steve Reed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to our CEO @linesmartin.bsky.social farm 🌱 A valuable visit discussing how nature friendly farming can tackle climate, food, water and nature challenges while building resilient, profitable farms. 🤝💚

Cora Cooper and her husband David have restored hundreds of acres of peatland on their East Ayrshire farm with support from Peatland ACTION. They managed to cut livestock losses, reduce flood risk, & help nature thrive. 🌱 🎥 Watch their story  https://tinyurl.com/7nwyrr89

James Gilboy found his calling in farming early on, but a visit to the Pyrenees inspired his regenerative vision. At Downlands Estate, he revived long-neglected land with cattle & hens.  In his own words: https://f.mtr.cool/scynvghsnb

Our Welsh Manager, Rhys Evans, joined a panel with Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies to discuss farming in Wales’ Designated Landscapes during the Royal Welsh Show yesterday. #nffncymru #naturefriendlyfarming

We had some great discussions today at the Royal Welsh Show, including conversations between our CEO @linesmartin.bsky.social , Hywel Morgan NFFN Cymru Steering Group Chair, the First Minister, Deputy First Minister, and Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick, all focused on nature-friendly farming 👏

🔈We’re looking for an ambitious Country Manager to lead our growth and operations in Scotland! Closing date: 6 August Apply today: www.nffn.org.uk/news/hiring-... #NFFNScotland

We’re at the Royal Welsh Show! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Find us in the Countryside Care area, Stand 873 by the wildlife pond 🐸 Come chat nature-friendly farming 🚜 Join us & RSPB Cymru for an SFS & nature talk at 14:00 at the National Trust stand 🌱💬 #NFFN #RWAS

Facing tough droughts in 2025, NFFN farmers like Jack, Colin & Matthew are turning to nature-friendly solutions - from tree planting to soil regeneration - to stay resilient. Working with nature is key to climate-ready farming. 👐 📖👉https://tinyurl.com/nh8edcsc

🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social  has declared a butterfly emergency - but you can help! Join the Big Butterfly Count: just watch for 15 mins and submit what you see. 📅 Runs until 10 August 👉https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/  #Naturefriendlyfarming #NFFN #citizenscience

"First and foremost, we need to keep Welsh farmers farming." NFFN Farmer Rhodri Lloyd-Williams speaks to Steffan Messenger from BBC Wales News in response to the latest SFS announcement. 📖 Read more:   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77v5885z25o.amp  #NFFNCymru

We broadly welcome the Welsh Gov’s SFS update – especially the 10% habitat retention, a win for nature 🙌. But without clear detail & funding for the next layers, nature-friendly farmers risk being left behind. This is about our food, nature & rural future. 👉 https://tinyurl.com/ymfhyys4  #NFFNCymru

Join The Woodland Trust & @thesoilassociation.bsky.social  at the Agroforestry Show for a day of ideas, learning & nature-friendly farming. 🌳 Hear NFFN farmer & vet Claire Whittle highlight how trees support livestock & climate resilience. 🐑 📆 10th - 11th Sept  👉 https://www.agroforestryshow.com/

Scottish farmers & crofters can apply for up to £20K through the Future Farm Investment Scheme for habitat creation, agroforestry, mob grazing kit & water management. Apply by 22 August. 👉 https://www.ruralpayments.org/topics/all-schemes/ffis/future-farm-investment-scheme/ #NFFN #NFFNScotland

For Bees’ Needs Week, we’re celebrating the vital role nature-friendly farmers play in supporting bees and pollinators. From wildflower margins to vibrant cover crops, creating space for them is essential - and beautiful. 🌼🐝 What do you do to help? #NFFN

Thousands gathered for #Groundswell2025 to explore the future of nature-friendly farming. From climate resilience and next-gen farmers to field safaris and powerful calls for unity, we left inspired, hopeful and re-energised. See you in 2026! 👋 #NFFN

🐄 See clover-based swards in action on Roy’s 180-acre farm in Co. Fermanagh - boosting soil health & feed quality while cutting chemicals. 📅 30 July 2025 | 🕥 10.30am–2pm | 📍 Co. Fermanagh 👉 Book now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/farmingfornature/1679297 #NFFN #NFFNI

Explore how NFFN farmer Neil Heseltine uses Belted Galloways to boost biodiversity, restore grasslands, and farm with nature. 🌾 👉Join ORFC In the Field, 23–24 July at Hill Top Farm 🐄. Includes a farm tour and hands-on workshops. 🔗Book now: https://orfc.org.uk/orfc-in-the-field-at-hill-top-farm/

“We were just on a treadmill, with no real control over anything.” Tom Edmondson tried conventional farming. High inputs, poor results. Then he looked to the soil. 🪱 Now Cranley Barn Farms is thriving with a regenerative, nature-friendly approach. 🌾💚 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2685np7u #nffn