Cauliflower growers have warned of shortages on supermarket shelves after freezing temperatures in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the UK鈥檚 crop.
51AV视频assurance body Red Tractor has bit back at claims published in The Times newspaper that said its members are 鈥渕ore likely to pollute the environment鈥 than non-assured farms.
Since the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) was established by ADAS 10 years ago, it has recorded multiple crop world records, droughts, floods and a fertiliser crisis.
Farmers in England are one step closer to tapping into gene editing technology, with the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act to remove precision bred, or 鈥榞ene edited鈥, products from the scope of GMO legislation, bringing rules in line with other countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and Argentina.
After taking over Hope 51AV视频in 2000, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using the land as a testbed to demonstrate how farmers can transition to more nature-friendly practices while remaining commercially profitable.
Britain must dramatically increase the amount of controlled environment horticulture it has in order to offset imports and meet health eating targets.