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Agronomist and Arable Farmer January 6th 2022
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The Government has unveiled two new environmental land management schemes, marking the next stages of its plan to reward farmers and landowners for actions which benefit the environment, and support sustainable food production alongside nature recovery and work towards net zero. The schemes are intended to play an essential role in halting the decline in species by 2030, by bringing …
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Two reports focused on quantifying, qualifying and ensuring good governance in the trading of natural capital and carbon, were launched at the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC). The two-part report, commissioned and funded by the WWF and Tesco partnership, states the market potential value of UK land-based carbon credits alone could equate to as much as £1.7bn annually. However, the reports stress that the governance of …
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Farmers in the Midlands have until the 31 January 2021 to apply for up to £10,000 of match funding to help make business improvements that protect water and the environment, as part of the Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS). The STEPS scheme has run for six years alongside other environmental stewardship programmes, and has benefitted over 2,400 farms, contributing …
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A new paper in high-impact journal Nature Food has promised to 'transform global agriculture' by highlighting the productive relationships between farmers and scientists in solving urgent challenges facing agriculture. The paper, co-authored by ADAS researchers urges agricultural research organisations and funders to recognise that it is essential to build: "Productive relationships between farmers and scientists … catalysed by the analytical, …
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John Deere has unveiled a fully autonomous tractor that’s ready for large-scale production during a press conference at the Consumer Economics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas, with units to be made available later this year. The tractor has been designed by John Deere as a tool to help farmers feed this growing population with less available land and skilled labour, and work through …
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The January 2022 issue is now available online!
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With the latest News, Opinion, Analysis on the issues that matter most to the industry.
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Plus features on Compliance, Spring Establishment and Establishment Equipment.
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