BOFIN Insight #2
A dance to dazzle
Plant breeding could be set to take centre stage as the world follows a different tune in the face of tariffs, suggests Tom Allen-Stevens. Sir Keir Starmer has decided to […]
Learning through on-farm trials
Innovation and collaboration sum up Charles Paynter’s approach to his transition from full-time management of his family farm in Bedfordshire, to one embracing continued learning through on-farm trials. A neat […]
Gene-edited crops: A new frontier for England’s farmers?
Precision breeding offers exciting opportunities for agriculture according to PROBITY project scientists, and with recent changes in legislation they will soon be taking root on farms in England. Small changes […]
Soya swap could cut agriculture’s carbon footprint
Revised figures reveal the full extent of the savings that would be made possible that increasing pulse production and displacing imported soya could replace. Increasing production of pulse crops and […]
Farmer and scientist collaboration helps to unearth soil secrets
Farmers and scientists working on the TRUTH Project have revealed some intriguing findings from their first year of working together. TRUTH (Thriving Roots Underpinning Total soil Health) is a three-year […]
Science, soil and sustainability focus at Manor Farm
Former GP Tom Pearson took over management of his family’s Cambridgeshire farm in 2016 and has since made some major changes, including committing to a regenerative approach and a series […]