Funding doubts over Defra Farming Roadmap
A warm but cautious welcome best describes the industry’s response to Defra’s Farming Roadmap. Defra…
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OFC chair chooses harmony as 27 conference theme
Sheena Horner has been announced as Chair of the 2027 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC27). A…
Vertical farming emissions could be offset by solar on spared farmland
Vertical farming could free up thousands of hectares of UK farmland, but the environmental benefits depend on…
Report warns action is needed on drought resilience
The Environment and Climate Change Committee is calling on the government to take urgent action…
Extreme heat threatens future wheat production
New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become…
McCain announces UK Farm of the Future
McCain Foods has announced plans to launch a new Farm of the Future in North Yorkshire,…
Critical carbon sink missing from COP Summit
A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature,…
Sustainability the focus for horticulture conference
‘Resource Efficiency in Horticulture’ will be the agenda for the East Malling Trust (EMT), horticulture…
Climate and nature risks tackled in new report
Lloyds Bank has launched its Farming with Nature: Mapping the Growth Opportunity for UK Agriculture…
Study shows fall in farm footprint
England’s farms have significantly reduced their environmental footprint over the past decade, according to new…