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Study warns vertical farms pump out more emissions than fields
Vertical farms may deliver huge yields and save water, but a new UK study has found their carbon emissions are still higher than conventional lettuce…
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Closure of key crop productivity project 'a national scandal'
The closure of a flagship crop productivity project has been branded ‘nothing short of a national scandal’, with calls for levy organisation AHDB to…
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Kent Wildlife Trust buys 400-acre arable farm for rewilding
Kent Wildlife Trust has confirmed the purchase of Hoathly Farm in Lamberhurst, a 400-acre arable site acquired through its largest land appeal to…
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Stricter neonicotinoid guidance piles pressure on British farmers
Farmers and growers are warning of new pressures on food production after the government announced stricter guidance on neonicotinoid use. The Health…
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Farmers hit by sharp yield swings as 2025 harvest wraps up
The 2025 harvest is nearly complete, but sharp swings in yields and falling prices have turned it into one of the toughest seasons UK farmers have…
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Farmers and millers join forces to trial wheat variety blends
A groundbreaking project is putting wheat variety blends to the test in the UK to see if mixing crops can boost yields, meet milling standards and…
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Barley at eleven-year low as wheat gains ground, Defra data shows
Barley has taken a sharp hit in 2025, with plantings in England plunging 13% to 742,000 hectares, an eleven-year low, according to the latest Defra…
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British Sugar confirms 2025/26 beet campaign start dates
British Sugar has set the dates for the 2025/26 beet campaign, with factories across England gearing up to receive crops from mid-September. Beet…
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Extreme weather fuelling mental health struggles in farming
Anxiety has become an almost universal experience among Britain’s farming community, following the country’s third worst harvest on record last year…
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Urgent alert for growers after first UK pea bruchid case
A destructive pea pest long established in Europe has been confirmed in a UK commercial crop for the first time, sparking urgent warnings for…
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