24/07/2024: NAO report into farming; A tree nursery; Insect study
A new report by the National Audit Office into farming shows there is much room for improvement.
A report by the National Audit Office into farming published today shows much room for improvement.
A tree nursery in Fife has been working hard to become better for the environment, and is now pushing to become carbon-negative.
The longest running scientific study into the impact of cereal farming on invertebrates, the Sussex Study which is run by the Game and Conservation Trust, has just published a new paper analysing 50 years’ worth of data.
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