The management being discouraged with reduced payments is almost exactly what the Wildlife Trust wanted to see more of; your money is being used to encourage us to damage the environment.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 16th May 2019
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Standing 12 metres high and with 17 stacked levels of indoor growing space, lit with LEDs in a mixture of red, white and blues – is this really the future of farming?
By Ramona Andrews - 24th April 2019
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Seaweed’s potential as a sustainable material and even food source is leading to the first forays into commercial production and the UK’s first farm being given the green light.
By Anna Turns - 12th April 2019
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Apples rank among the most manipulated crops in the world, because not only do farmers want perfect fruit, they also assume the health of the tree depends on human intervention.
By Andy Brennan - 9th April 2019
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Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson takes time out from harvesting lettuce in France to talk about the Brexit stalemate, a second referendum and his long-term relationships with European growers.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 28th March 2019
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Researchers are investigating the impact of rapidly upscaling vertical farming including whether growing fruit and veg in cities could help improve diets.
By Nina Pullman - 11th March 2019
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Is there a gender imbalance in farming? This International Women's Day, we hear from three women working in agriculture about their careers and experiences in what is still a male-dominated industry…
By Riverford - 8th March 2019
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As we sit on the precipice of negotiating a new agricultural policy for the UK, this could be the time to recognise the crucial role women play in farming and food production, writes Francesca Price.
By Francesca Price - 7th March 2019
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Veg boxes will include more British produce than usual while European imports will travel via Roscoff to avoid delays at Calais.
By Nina Pullman - 19th February 2019
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As the meat versus plant-based debate hots up, Ellis imagines a time in the future where perhaps smoking isn't the only social exclusion...
By Ellis - 24th May 2019
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Hodmedod's is pioneering the reintroduction of age-old British pulses like carlin peas and fava beans back into our kitchens and onto our farms. Wicked Leeks caught up with co-founder Josiah Meldrum…
By Nina Pullman - 24th May 2019
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Having walked the fields and seen the best crops we have grown in our ten years here, my contentment almost matches the smug cacophony of croaking frogs lazing in the water.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 24th May 2019
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