Science for Sustainable Agriculture news

Think tank applauds bold moves by UK Ministers to boost access to genetic technologies in agriculture

UK scientists welcome positive signal from Defra Minister on precision breeding plans

Call for early implementation of precision breeding rules in England

Pro-innovation think tank sets out five ag policy priorities for the next UK Government

ELMS: Defra not heeding the multiple warning signs from their own science on land-sharing vs land-sparing. Is this a leap in the dark for Britain's farmers?

Pro-science think-tank calls for UK Agri-Tech Strategy re-set

Benefits for food security, animal welfare and the environment: Study shows balanced breeding programmes in pigs can increase litter size while also increasing birth weights and improving piglet survival rates

Think-tank welcomes BBC correcting inaccurate statements about organic farming in information aimed at school pupils

Think-tank ticks off organic sector body for misleading and factually inaccurate claims over gene edited microbes

State of Nature report ‘ignores the scientific evidence’ in continuing to blame high yield farming for biodiversity declines

Gene edited PRRS resistant pigs expected to get US approval for commercialisation early next year.
UK pig farmers ask: “When can we get access?”

Think-tank challenges pro-organic bias in BBC Bitesize revision guides