Government’s land use changes could threaten agricultural resilience and food security, experts warn
The Government’s proposed new Land Use Framework could threaten agricultural resilience and food security, experts have warned. The reforms could...
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Women in farming wellbeing survey launches during mental health awareness week
Researchers are seeking the views of women in farming to help improve the support provided for their health and wellbeing....
Climate change and globalisation raise risks from crop pests
Climate change and globalisation are driving a surge in threats to crops from insects and mites, researchers say. Rising temperatures...
Researcher to tour England by bike to interview women in farming
A University of Exeter researcher will cycle hundreds of miles across England to interview women in farming about their visions...
Intensive farming could raise risk of new pandemics
Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialised farming is often thought to reduce...
Regenerative farming project to connect communities, farmers and wildlife
The University of Exeter is part of a national project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which aims to...
Bats struggle during organic farming transition
Bat activity falls as farms make the transition to organic agriculture, new research shows. Organic farming is better for biodiversity...
Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, researchers argue
‘Green’ farming policies may accelerate global biodiversity loss, two leading academics have warned. Rewilding, organic farming and the so-called...