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Expert comment on new research into insect numbers
Professor Rosemary Collier from Warwick Life Sciences and the Warwick Crop Centre comments on new research into insect numbers:
"The new paper, ‘Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances published in Science, by van Klink et al. confirms, what to me is very obvious, that through terrestrial land-use change, we have altered and reduced the size of habitats that are suitable for a good number of species of insect …"
Rising to the Covid-19 Crisis at Shillingford Organics - an interview by Becca McGowan, Warwick Crop Centre
Martyn Bragg has been farming organically on the outskirts of Exeter for the last 20 years. Horticultural produce from his farm is sold through his business, Shillingford Organics either directly to consumers or through wholesale to local enterprises.
The major outlet for the farm’s produce is its award-winning vegetable box scheme and online shop. Over the last month, the vegetable box scheme has experienced an unprecedented increase in customers; the number of boxes sold each week has doubled.
Like most food producers and processors, the business is experiencing a surge in demand due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, however there is some uncertainty over how long they can maintain supplies and what future demand will look like when the crisis is over.
PhD student, Becca McGowan from the School of Life Science's, Warwick Crop Centre speaks to Martyn to discuss how the business is rising to the challenge!