It's official: Ecosystem security is national security
Vicki Hird responds to the latest UK National Security Assessment report - highlighting the dire risks to society from ignoring environmental harms.
LEARN MORE
February 28, 2021
Lindsay Whistance shares findings from an EU research project exploring sustainable livestock nutrition across 11 countries.
January 26, 2021
Dominic Amos asks if establishing a perennial soil cover could offer a practical solution to reducing inputs and having more sustainable cropping systems.
January 18, 2021
David Price reflects on how Brexit and the Covid-19 Pandemic both highlighted the need for many more UK growers producing seed in the right quantity and quality.
January 8, 2021
John Holland shares his views on the potential of regenerative agriculture to transform our food and and farming systems.
December 8, 2020
Vicky Bowskill gives insights into the dynamics between healthy meadows and hay making, explaining her research on mixed species floodplain meadows.
November 25, 2020
Tegan Darch shares her research exploring which plant species should be included in grassland pastures to best provide different nutrients to livestock.
November 2, 2020
Agricology and the University of Reading have been awarded a DEFRA Environmental Land Management scheme test to research in partnership, how effective videos and podcasts are as tools to learn about farming practices. As part of this study we are conducting a series of focus groups and an online survey for farmers to understand their preferences and experiences of using these tools.
October 26, 2020
Dung beetles bring a number of positive attributes. Bruce Thompson explains how these insects are not just to useful to farmers, but are also a very important link in ecology.
October 23, 2020
Kate Brunswick from Innovate Agri Tech asks what differentiates a new generation of hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic growers from 'traditional' farmers.
October 20, 2020
Helen Metcalfe introduces the EU-funded project Ecostack, which is studying the benefit of hedgerows, tree lines or flower rich margins on crop yield.
September 25, 2020
Tim Field speaks to author of the National Food Strategy Henry Dimbleby MBE as part of Daylesford Organic's ‘Future of Food’ series.
September 24, 2020
Rosalind Shaw asks if it is possible to make land both productive and also good for bumblebees, and introduces a new decision support tool designed to help with this dilemma.