agriculture

Politics

Green economy relief? Government safeguards EU science and agricultural funding post-Brexit

Treasury promises to underwrite Horizon 2020 research funding and match subsidies from Common Agricultural Policy for UK farmers to 2020

clock 15 August 2016 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Are farmers in England taking climate change seriously enough?

More than half of 2,000 farms in England surveyed by Defra do not consider greenhouse gas emissions in their decisions on crops, land and livestock

clock 11 August 2016 • 7 min read

Policy

National Trust calls for complete reform of British farm subsidies

Proposals would see the basic income support system of subsidies scrapped and farmers being paid out of public funds for environmental services

clock 04 August 2016 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Impossible Foods' plant-based burger goes on sale in New York

Hailed as the most realistic plant-based burger ever developed, the laboratory creation is now on sale at cult New York restaurant chain Momofuku

clock 29 July 2016 • 2 min read

Technology

From GMOs to robots, the fight over the future of food is here

Labour shortages, bioengineering and the ill-effects of climate change are just the beginning when it comes to feeding a surging global population

clock 22 July 2016 • 5 min read

Legislation

Leadsom faces post-Brexit anger from both farmers and environmentalists

Emily Lydgate of the University of Sussex argues leaving the Common Agricultural Policy presents a big opportunity, but also comes with daunting challenges

clock 21 July 2016 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Fairtrade sales growth delivers market boost for farmers

Sales of Fairtrade Mars bars, bananas, coffee and tea are helping to boost agricultural productivity and climate change adaptation

clock 20 July 2016 • 2 min read

R&D

Bayer, DuPont bet $15 million that ag tech is ready to bloom

Ag-tech is set to take off thanks to a new $15m accelerator from pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG and DuPont's Pioneer unit

clock 08 July 2016 • 8 min read

Solar

Langmead Farming Group expects bumper solar harvest as fourth array nears completion

UK farming group is diversifying into solar power, opening its fourth solar site in Sussex

clock 20 June 2016 • 1 min read

Management

A switch to ecological farming will benefit health and environment - report

The world needs to move away from industrial agriculture to avoid ecological, social and human health crises, say scientists

clock 03 June 2016 • 3 min read