• The Campaign for the Farmed Environment
    The launch of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment is on 5 th November. The aim of the campaign is to promote voluntary management of farmland to 're-capture' set-aside benefits from a relatively small...
  • Has the drought ended at Hope Farm?
    Following 18 months of drought conditions, we have had the wettest April since we bought the farm. This has been welcome news for our crops, which are looking much better for it, and for the environmental...
  • No new coal at Hunterston: victory for environment & public campaigning
    RSPB's Allan Whyte reflects on the success of the Say NO to Hunterston campaign. There will be no new coal at Hunterston! Peel Energy has withdrawn their plans to build a massive and polluting power...
  • Hope Farm June 2011
    Crops You can’t be a farmer without talking about the weather. Articles in the farming press this week look at how the crop yields across Britain will fare in this prolonged dry period. At Hope Farm...
  • Open Farm Sunday at Hope Farm, come and visit us
    Much has been written about the growing disconnect between the increasingly urbanised population of the UK, where its food comes from and the wildlife in the countryside. For conservationists this is...