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Policy plays a critical role in shaping the agriculture industry in the UK and Europe. Government policies can have a major impact on the way that farmers operate, the crops they grow, and the prices…
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The Good Food Institute Europe is an international NGO helping to build a more sustainable, secure and just food system by transforming meat production.
We work with scientists, businesses and…
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Bringing the real food and farming movement together.
Every January the Oxford Real Farming Conference connects people in the UK and around the globe who want to transform our food and farming system
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Some symbiotic or free-living microorganisms can fix inert di-nitrogen (N) from the air into reactive organic nitrogenous compounds. Most biological N fixation (BNF) in farming systems occurs in the…
Fibre can be produced from animal and crop agricultural products. Hemp & flax are traditionally important fibre crops in the UK.
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Tree forage has many nutritional benefits for livestock as it diversifies their diet, provides additional nutrients and contains tannins that reduce methane production.
Dr Lindsay Whistance from…
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In our first workshop of the season and as part of the Countryside COP programme we met to introduce YEN Zero and discuss productivity and land use as it relates to crops and GHG emissions,…
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Innovate UK and BBSRC announce new £16 million competition to drive forward novel, resource efficient, low-emission food production systems.
Hear from up to 7 authors of articles from Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. Part of #MindYourHead week organised by The Farm Safety Foundation, Stephanie Berkeley.
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Integrated farming is a type of farming that aims to maximize the efficiency and productivity of the farm by integrating different types of crops and animals into a single system.
Land use refers to the way that land is used and managed for various purposes, such as agriculture, housing, industry, and recreation.
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Hope you are all well. I'm writing a thesis to study the relationship between agri-food industry companies in the UK and their producers.
Make a good deed and help a french girl get…
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Academic paper in Sociologica Ruralis - Journal of the European Society of Rural Sociology in December 2022, by Faye Shortland, Jilly Hall, Paul Hurley, Ruth Little, Caroline Nye, Matt Lobley and…
You Are Not Alone.
Help for those involved in farming and other rural businesses affected by stress and depression
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TALISMAN and SCARAB were long-term projects developed to follow on from issues raised in the Boxworth project. TALISMAN focused on the economic issues of reducing pesticide and fertiliser use, whilst…
Fringe event of Oxford Farming Conference with Fera on Thursday 8 December online.
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Building the right skills for the agricultural industry has been recognised as crucial to its future success.
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This piece is a brief summary of the TABLE Explainer Rewilding and its implications for agriculture and aims to illuminate key debates surrounding rewilding.