Primatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Humanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically… Read more »
Exclusive: clause in negotiating mandate for Michel Barnier will create hurdle to US-UK deal All the day’s political news – live The EU will demand that the UK maintains a… Read more »
‘Economically inactive’ Britons could do jobs in sectors where there are shortages under new system, home secretary says Companies will need to train more British workers to fill vacancies when… Read more »
Government plans to take ‘full control’ of borders a disaster for economy and jobs, say industry leaders and Labour Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those… Read more »
Modern agriculture involves fields of mind-boggling size, and spraying them efficiently is a serious operational challenge. Pyka is taking on the largely human-powered spray business with an autonomous winged craft… Read more »
Quarter of mammals and nearly half of birds assessed are at risk of extinction, says State of Nature report Populations of the UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted by an… Read more »
Automating agriculture is a complex proposition given the number and variety of tasks involved, but a number of robotics and autonomy companies are giving it their best shot. FarmWise seems… Read more »
‘Perverse’ payments must be redirected to measures such as capturing carbon, report says The public is providing more than $1m per minute in global farm subsidies, much of which is… Read more »
Boris Johnson aide, a strident critic of Brussels, is accused of hypocrisy over payments Boris Johnson’s controversial enforcer, Dominic Cummings, an architect of Brexit and a fierce critic of Brussels,… Read more »
Oxfordshire farmers launch campaign against Home Office policy on hemp cultivation Two hemp farmers say they have been left devastated after they were forced to destroy 40 acres of the… Read more »
Investigation exposes how Brazil’s huge beef sector continues to threaten health of world’s largest rainforest The cows grazed under the midday Amazon sun, near a wooden bridge spanning a river…. Read more »
Study finds most sensitive plant and wildlife habitats are worst affected, yet government has no clear plans to monitor impact Ammonia and nitrogen pollution, mostly from farms, is harming more… Read more »
Tariffs to vanish from 87% of imports, not including certain meat, dairy and other products Tariffs will be cut to zero on 87% of imports to the UK as part… Read more »
Venture investors are pouring billions of dollars into feeding their hunger for food and agriculture startups. Whether that trend line is due to enthusiasm for the sector or just broader… Read more »
Plants, insects and organisms crucial to food production in steep decline, says UN The world’s capacity to produce food is being undermined by humanity’s failure to protect biodiversity, according to… Read more »
Exclusive: leaked emails show officials planning crisis centres to manage halt in waste exports to EU Government officials are preparing to deal with “putrefying stockpiles” of rubbish in the event… Read more »
Undercover film raises fears of serious health risks from major EU exporting country Undercover footage that appears to show extremely sick cows being smuggled into a Polish slaughterhouse and sold… Read more »
Scientists can now quickly determine a chick’s gender before it hatches, potentially ending the need to cull billions of male chicks worldwide The world’s first ever no-kill eggs are now… Read more »
There’s hardly enough room to turn around in Livin Farms’ office. Pretty standard, really, in Central, Hong Kong, where space is at a perpetual premium. It’s a small operation for… Read more »
Labour leader accuses Boris Johnson of ‘winging it’ in stinging attack Keir Starmer: ‘Boris Johnson has to get a grip and restore public confidence’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all… Read more »
From Spain to Denmark, even those who have coped with coronavirus are aware the world has changed dramatically Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Her customers may… Read more »
