The River Wye intertwines the border of England and-Wales. Once the nations “favourite” river it now probably has more designations than actual fish and continues to regularly feature in the media as the poster girl for agricultural pollution. In this article I hope to provide some insights in the complexities behind the headlines. WHY THE […]
With sustainability being placed higher and higher on consumers’ agendas, people are turning to high-emittingindustries to ask how they are playing their part in reducing environmental impacts on the planet. The food industryalone accounts for one third of emissions globally – and with population rising, the challenge of feeding the planetwhile lowering our footprint is
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Reducing tillage could result in less production of a potent greenhouse gas, according to a study out ofPenn State University. Nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas,” is the most important greenhouse gas after methane and carbon dioxide and the biggest human-related threat to the ozone layer. But is talked about less. Nitrous oxide emissions
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This paper suggests a new way of assessing the environmental impacts of supermarket food. Plant-based foods have the lowest environmental impacts. More nutritious foods are often more sustainableBy University of Oxford News Team The paper compares the environmental impacts of meat and meat alternative products, such as plant-based sausages or burgers, and finds many meat
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Managing the farmed landscape to both produce food and deliver for the environment is becoming increasingly important – from a legislation point of view, in terms of meeting government targets for biodiversity, water quality, woodland planting and net zero; from a business point of view with being able to ensure maximum environmental potential from the
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Joel Williams, Integrated Soils Reductions in nitrogen fertiliser use and associated greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions is of course high on the agenda in recent times – you’d have to be living under a rock to have missed this memo! In many countries around the world, we are seeing legislation from governments striving to limit the release
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There’s quiet confidence in farming at present, and it looks like there will be more money than normal available for investment. Andersons ‘Loam Farm’, their virtual 600ha of combinable crops, is forecast to have a business surplus of £840/ha (on an output value of £1966/ ha) this year compared with £573 in 2021 – but
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Getting a confession out the way. About a third of my meals are 100% vegan. But in balance, an evening dinner rarely doesn’t contain meat. I like to think this is normal. Nutritionally balanced. A healthy diet, that supports a healthy farming ecosystem of arable and livestock. What’s not to like about that? Well, everything
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It’s amazing how one book can change your life. For 2022 Nuffield Farming Scholar Emily Padfield, this one book was For the Love of Soil by Nicole Masters. Many describe having their ‘eureka’ moment whilst undertaking their Nuffield Scholarship. Although I am only at the start of my Nuffield journey (having undertaken only a few
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Written by Vikki Campbell – Arable Market Specialist Manager I have looked through the impact Mark’s nitrogen fertiliser application scenarios (previous article) could have for harvest 2022. But what about harvest 2023? We looked at gross margin calculations for harvest 2023, the reality showing that, unsurprisingly, margins could well be squeezed to a greater degree
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