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Features

Does soil hold the key to better nutrition?

Hannah Neville-Green explores the link between the health of the land and the nutrient density of your food.

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EVENTS: Pesticide-Free Devon, 7 June 2025

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Cull me quick: the problematic race to rear & reduce carbon

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News

News from the farm: Betrayal at the finishing line

Following the government’s SFI U-turn, the productive, ecological farming that the UK so urgently needs will require long-term investments, which farmers can only make when they feel stable and confident, writes Guy Singh-Watson

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What’s happened to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)?

The latest in a long line of policy U-turns by government has thousands of farmers up in arms – but what's actually going on? asks Will White

Features

Back to our roots: can heritage grains solve the wheat crisis?

With recent harvests a washout, Rachael Perrett explores the potential of heritage wheat for building more climate-resilient food networks

Opinion

News from the farm: Devon hedges & helping hands

Hedgelaying once provided winter work to farm staff, but now those helping hands are in short supply, finds Guy Singh-Watson