Arable farmer and farming contractor near St Neots Cambridgeshire. CEO of the Nature Friendly Farming Network. https://xitter.cf/t.co/SxIRV6YuX1
Cambridgeshire
Joined March 2013
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Martin Lines retweeted
In this new blog, @CLAtweets adviser Lucy Charman outlines how establishing new ponds and hedges can enhance nature, and the funding available to farmers for such projects: cla.org.uk/south-east-news/h… @WoodlandTrust @CPRE @WildOxfordshire @TOE_oxon @NatureSpaceUK @sdnpa #CLA
Martin Lines retweeted
Today I'm at a hedgelaying competition (as a spectator!) in Cambridge on @LinesMartin farm
They're laying a young maiden hedge. This will thicken it right out from the base, make it a lot more robust, better for wildlife etc
Also a great time to get those damn spirals removed
Martin Lines retweeted
Great podcast on natural capital markets and how they can support farmers, with our CEO, @LinesMartin, as one of the speakers. Definitely worth a listen!
🌿 🧑🌾 Filling the Funding Gap - Episode 1: How much can nature pay me?
A new podcast series by Farm Gate.
Search 'Farm Gate' wherever you get your podcasts.
@peterharker @safferys: "For a landowner to go green they've got to stay in the black."
With @LinesMartin @NFFNUK
This is a useful video from the @Ruralpay 👇
Management of Hedgerows Regulations (2024) youtu.be/rRofcKyZgEg?si=sM5X… via @YouTube
Looking forward to hosting this on our farm. 👇
Cambridgeshire Hedgelaying Association Competition 08/02/2025 9-2pm Free entry
A small, local competition covering the South of England style only. To enter, please email [email protected]
Martin Lines retweeted
Watch @nffnuk @WildlifeTrusts event on “Are our farms future proof?” great panel & audience discuss if UK food & farming is prepared to adapt to changing climate & role that nature can play in supporting farm businesses to be more resilient #ORFC25 #OFC25
youtube.com/live/wKSWRl5
Great lunch at today’s #ORFC with @DanielZeichner. Encouraging to hear his commitment: “Nature-friendly farming is the direction we want to go… We won’t cut back on ELMs - you’re winning the argument.” 😄
Martin Lines retweeted
Our CEO, @LinesMartin responds to Steve Reeves speech at OFC: “Focusing solely on food production risks undermining long term food security. If we don't put the environment and nature at the heart of farming, food security will be in peril”. Read here:🔗 rb.gy/gl1wb8
My latest opinion piece in the @cpm_magazine Nature Natters: Building bridges
cpm-magazine.co.uk/opinion/n…
Martin Lines retweeted
Regenerative wheat growers will be paid up to £200 per hectare as part of a new deal between four water companies
farminguk.com/news/regenerat…
With lots of discussion around methane I’ve shared my thoughts in @FarmersGuardian. While these additives may offer solutions, we need to consider their wider impacts on soil health, farming systems, and consumer trust. A more holistic approach is needed
farmersguardian.com/blog/438…
Farming has to adapt - extreme weather, rising costs, and climate pressures are making it harder. On our farm, we’re working with @ADMAgriculture and others to improve soil 🌱, protect wildlife 🦉, and keep farming sustainable. More here 👇
Partner Insight: Scaling regenerative agriculture - It all starts with the farmer ow.ly/RrtU105RiEr
The Methane “Keep Up the Momentum” report out today!. I gave evidence to @HLEnviroClimate It’s great to see key recommendations included: improving animal health, better slurry handling, integrating methane goals into ELM & clearer farmer focused policies
publications.parliament.uk/p…
It's good to see NGOs and others coming out to support nature friendly farming. If Government wants to deliver on its nature and climate targets it will need to be helping farmers do it through public money for public goods.
Green champions, including @WildlifeTrusts and @WWF_UK, are urging the Government to fix our broken agricultural system. It’s time to support farmers in embracing nature-friendly practices that protect our planet and secure our future.
With rumours going around that countryside stewardship payments were being delayed I'm please to see our payment land in our bank account today. Thanks @DefraGovUK @Ruralpay and hopefully others will receive theirs soon also.
Really productive few days in Westminster this week meeting MPs, Ministers and enjoyed meeting @LauraKyrkeSmith - such a positive conversation about fairer supply chains, supporting farm diversification, and peer-to-peer learning. Plenty to reflect on and take forward. 🌾💬
Martin Lines retweeted
And I should have also said a big thank you to @hilltopfarmgirl and @NFFNUK for contributing to our press release on the analysis
eciu.net/media/press-release…
A really good thread to read set up clearly why we are in the position we are in with ELM and higher tier stewardship. The @NFFNUK has been campaigning for a long time that Defra needs to speed up the delivery of the higher tier scheme that rewards farmers and nature recovery
We have some new analysis out today on *the* biggest problem facing English nature conservation…
…& increasingly climate goals…
…& farm incomes…
It’s the befuddling failure of @DefraGovUK to stand up a higher tier land management scheme
🧵…
independent.co.uk/climate-ch…
Martin Lines retweeted
One week left to have your say. The public consultation on the regulatory approach and use of civil sanctions for the Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 is still open until 10 December.
Follow the link below to give us your views.
consult.defra.gov.uk/legal-s…
Martin Lines retweeted
One month on from the budget, a month before Christmas, and our sales are 40% down on the two year average - even Liz Truss' mini-budget didn't dent consumer confidence like this. 😟
If you want to help us make November look better, here's 10% OFF on me; rosewood.farm/discount/BUDGE…
