Tag: climate
Application are open for the second Farm491 Challenge
/ | Leave a CommentThe 2025 Farm491 Challenge supports UK companies to invest in their business and foster innovation in the natural world. Entries are open now for 2025!
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SRUC Seek UK Farmers to Join Research Panel
/ | Leave a CommentTake part in a research panel facilitated by Scotland’s Rural College to ensure farmer’s voices are represented in agricultural policy decisions.
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Sheep Experts Team Up to Reduce Emissions
/ | Leave a CommentSustain Sheep is a new international research initiative led by SRUC and the Texel Sheep Society, aiming to reduce methane emissions from sheep through selective breeding. The project is exploring how genetic improvement can contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions without compromising performance.
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The British Farming Awards Introduces Regenerative Farmer of the Year Category
/ | Leave a CommentBe part of the British Farming Awards 2025 and help spotlight the UK’s first Regenerative Farmer of the Year. This new award honours those leading the way in sustainable, nature-friendly agriculture. Nominations close 22nd June.
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Soil Farmer of the Year Announced 2019
/ | Leave a CommentJulian Gold, an arable farmer from Oxfordshire has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Soil
Farmer of the Year.
How do soil bacteria affect agriculture and global climate?
/ | Leave a CommentNewly sequenced genomes of soil bacteria in the group Bradyrhizobium help researchers to understand its effects beyond soil
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