Science for Sustainable Agriculture news

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

Farming MP calls for agricultural innovation, not arbitrary bans, to lead the climate response

Pro-science think-tank urges NGOs to ‘come clean’ on £4.4bn farm budget report

Paul Temple - gene editing debate must reflect practical farming realities

Pro-science think-tank urges Defra to put evidence and data at the heart of farm policy review