Biggest ever survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency The biggest ever opinion poll on climate change has found two-thirds of people think it is… »
About half of staff at poultry plant in Norfolk have had to self-isolate after 75 tested positive for coronavirus At least 400,000 chickens are being culled in the UK as… »
Still working to turn a profit and shake off its fake-goods reputation, China’s e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo set itself another ambitious goal for 2025: surpass 1 trillion yuan or $145 billion… »
Experts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recovery Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Pandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s… »
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… »
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… »
‘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… »
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… »
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… »
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… »
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… »
‘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… »
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,… »
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… »
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…. »
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… »
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… »
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… »
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… »
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… »
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… »
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… »
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… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
No 10 did not say whether Whitty and Vallance backed the move; No 10 won’t commit to Covid inquiry ending before next general election Boris Johnson: inquiry into Covid handling… »
