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Clarkson’s Farm’s Cheerful Charlie discusses ‘The Farm of the Future’ at the Warwickshire Rural Hub’s first major farmer conference
The future of farming has been highlighted at the Warwickshire Rural Hub’s inaugural major farming conference.
‘Preparing for the Farm of the Future: What Will It Look Like?’ was hosted at the University of Warwick’s Innovation Campus Stratford-upon-Avon this week (12th March), with speakers including ‘Cheerful Charlie’ from Clarkson’s Farm – the popular Amazon Prime series.
Farmer behaviour plays crucial role in managing livestock diseases
New research has highlighted the crucial role farmers play in managing livestock diseases.
National Organic Month: The University of Warwick’s pioneering research into low-input farming from the crop centre
During National Organic Month, the University of Warwick's Crop Centre takes a pioneering stance in the realm of low-input farming, shedding light on the concept of 'organic farming.'
Can super-speedy plant cells feed a growing population?
New research will investigate whether specialised plant “train tracks” that move molecules in cells could help feed the growing population.
Increase homegrown fruit and veg and add £0.5bn to the economy say scientists – as we reel from supermarket shortages
As the UK reels from recent fruit and vegetable shortages, scientists are advising how to increase homegrown produce – benefitting the economy and the environment.
Consider farmers at individual level when controlling livestock disease outbreaks, researchers say
Incorporate the actions of individual farmers when forming policies to tackle livestock disease outbreaks, say researchers from the University of Warwick and University of Nottingham.
UN Food Price Index understates soaring real cost of food, argues researcher
Dr Alastair Smith of the Department of Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick calls on the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to focus on real, not nominal food prices, in a correspondence piece published today [3] in Nature.
University of Warwick signs agreement with agronomy specialist to bring UK beans to market
The University of Warwick’s research commercialisation wing, Warwick Innovations, has signed a contract with agronomy specialist Agrii to promote the commercial production of UK haricot beans developed by scientists at the University of Warwick.
New centre puts farmer priorities at heart of innovation research
Warwick joins forces with leading UK universities to focus agricultural research where it can make most difference on the ground