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James Clarke

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Farms producing wider range of produce would offset the impact of climate variability on food supply

Study underlines need for flexibility in future government agricultural policy

27 Mar 2023

SCIENTISTS DEVELOPING CROP THAT REPLACES FOSSIL FUELS AS SOURCE OF KEY INDUSTRIAL COMPOUNDS

Modified plants can produce chemicals used by makers of food, cosmetics and electronics

15 Feb 2022

INCREASED WATER POLLUTION FROM FARMS WILL BECOME COMMON UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

Very wet winter made polluted river more than twenty times worse

31 Jan 2022

EU POLICIES LED TO COLLAPSE OF MAJOR BIOFUEL CROP IN UK AND EUROPE, SAYS REPORT

Fractured decision making turned beetle into a ‘serious crop pest’ and increased palm oil imports

26 Jan 2022

Precision Breeding

NEW GE LAW GIVEN THUMBS-UP

UK legislation will cut red tape around field trials

20 Jan 2022

VIRTUAL VERSION OF REAL FARM TO TACKLE MEAT’S CLIMATE FOOTPRINT

Near perfect ‘digital twin’ will help reduce climate-related and other impacts of meat eating

14 Dec 2021

SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVE SCHEME MAY LEAD TO ‘POSTCODE LOTTERY’ OVER SOIL CARBON

Not all soils are equal when it comes to carbon sequestration, warn scientists

08 Dec 2021