The use of methane inhibitors in cattle and sheep feed was the subject of a recent consultation by the UK and devolved governments, to which the SFT responded. Reducing methane emissions is essential, but we have concerns about some of the products under consideration, as well as the wider...
Everybody is getting on the ‘regenerative’ band wagon – it has become the new buzzword in agriculture. But where does the term come from and what does it mean in relation to agriculture? Does it mean different things to different people? Where does it fit in the space between conventional...
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Four years ago, John Cherry and I were having an enlightened conversation while seated around his kitchen table discussing the future of agronomy. This was several years after John and his brother Paul along with Paul’s son Alex, had founded the Groundswell Conference in...
Crop and carbon: Optimising the double yield
Written by Thomas Gent
It’s no secret that employing regenerative farming techniques – minimal soil disturbance, the use of cover crops and organic manures, applying carbon-rich fertilisers – both reduce the amount of farm-generated greenhouse gas...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
A total of £964 million has been allocated to the Rural Affairs and Islands portfolio in the Scottish budget, it was confirmed yesterday (Tuesday, December 20).
The Scottish government said more than £620 million of the fund will provide ongoing...
Soils, though hidden, are the cornerstone of all life on earth. Through soil’s extraordinary capacity to form, store, transform, and recycle the nutrients, they produce 95 percent of our global food. Despite technological advances, the upper 15cm are still the basis of what humanity relies on to...
A passionate and hands-on individual hoping to transition away from conventional agriculture seeks to become an integral part of an estate with similar aspirations. Please share with potentially interested contacts and e-mail [email protected] for more info.
Conservation agriculture crop establishment techniques can deliver up to 18% uplift in growers net profits, whilst also providing significant enhancement of key environmental and ecological measures, according to the latest findings of the Syngenta Sustainable Farming Initiative.
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Managing the soil is a big part of farming. In recent years there’s been a rapid shift to low-carbon agriculture. This is an opportunity for farmers to focus on practices and innovations that help soils become more sustainable for farmers and the environment, particularly in storing carbon to...
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Farmers have a lot to contend with at the moment and getting to grips with the uncertainty they face can be challenging. CPM attended the BCPC Congress and the CropTec Show in November to get an update.
By Melanie Jenkins
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Can you imagine how many treats this lad has earned...
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Keeping messaging simple is key to getting consumers to seek out food grown in a more restorative and sustainable way, says Andy Cato, keynote speaker at the Foundation for Arable Research’s CROPS 2022 near Ashburton.
A British regenerative agriculture trailblazer, more widely known as one half...
Science communicator Dr Julian Little examines two contrasting approaches taken by leading food businesses to promote more sustainable agriculture and food production – the apparently “unscalable” regenerative agriculture, and sustainable intensification. Which approach is most likely to deliver...
Summary
Regenerative agriculture (RA) encompasses several farming practices, including no-till, cover cropping, diversified rotations and the integration of livestock into farming systems.
These practices can improve soil quality and may deliver additional benefits, such as mitigation of climate...
It is becoming clear that farming in partnership with the environment is key to increasing the long-term resilience of food production.
Increasingly, evidence demonstrates that agriculture can be improved by moving away from input dependency and embracing nature-based solutions, which also...
375: AHDB Beef & Lamb: Understanding regenerative farming
Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, join Amy Hughes, Ian Farrant and James Evans to chat about regenerative farming, sustainability and productivity. They talk about...
Regenerative agriculture focuses on improving the health of soil, which has been degraded by the use of heavy machinery, fertilizers and pesticides in intensive farming.
There may not be enough soil left to grow food to feed the world within 50 years.
Regenerative agriculture and other farming...
This document is one of three written for The GREAT Project in Gloucestershire. It unpacks the origins, definitions and metamorphosis of regenerative agriculture, and highlights how it compares with agroecology, organic farming and conservation agriculture. The paper outlines the key practices...
Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine
The UK’s crop production Climate Change Champion 2022 has been revealed. Tom Allen-Stevens reports.
Michael Kavanagh has been awarded the accolade of CPM Climate Change Champion 2022.
A keen advocate of regenerative agriculture and one of the...
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"Food security – in the UK and abroad – is completely dependent on a transition to a food and farming system that reduces reliance on fossil fuels and does not offshore environmental impacts." - Dr Jim Scown, FFCC
In the face of dire warnings about the inadequacy of current international climate...
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