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Strawberries growing on a raised bed

Sustainable pest control

Drip irrigation could help deliver biological control for damaging fruit pest

Aphids feeding on plant sap

Sustainable pest control

Beneficial bacterial blend offers biocontrol breakthrough against aphids

Beet armyworm larvae feeding on a leaf

Sustainable pest control

Sprayable ‘origami’ RNA biopesticide shows promise for controlling caterpillar pests

Oilseed rape

Sustainable pest control

Olive-derived additive could cut pyrethroid use by 80% against cabbage stem flea beetle

A bowl filled with mixed food waste, including bread rolls and crusts, apple cores, eggshells, citrus peel and other kitchen scraps.

Carbon

Pelletised food waste shows promise as a nutrient source for soils

Sheep grazing on pasture, as researchers explore breeding strategies to reduce methane emissions in commercial flocks.

Genetics

Rumen microbes could speed up breeding for low-methane sheep

Young vegetable seedlings growing in peat-free growing media in biodegradable fibre pots, viewed from above.

Industry Insights

From milk to growing media: protein fibre offers high-nutrient peat-free option for growers

Vines growing in volcanic rock

Carbon

How volcanic rock dust affects soil pH, nutrients and crop performance

Green combine harvester harvesting grain in a field with dust clouds under a partly cloudy sky

Alternative feeds

From plant vaccines to robots: 2025’s most-read stories

Young soy plants growing in rows at sunrise on a commercial farm

Industry Insights

Sugar-based nanotechnology could unlock next-generation sustainable pest control

Farm robot working in crops

Arable

Spiral-shaped crop fields could make farm robots more efficient

Disease control

New antimicrobial compounds prevent mastitis infections without antibiotics

Alternative feeds

What’s next for alternative feed development in pig diets?

Black soldier fly on yellow background

Alternative feeds

Alternative feed sources for sustainable livestock production: Everything you need to know

Flock of White Broiler Chickens

Disease control

Oregano additive shows promise in reducing Salmonella in broilers

Green wheat in field

Disease control

Soil fungus could replace chemical sprays in fight against crop diseases

Saplings planted in a field

Carbon

What is carbon insetting — and what does it mean for farmers?

Alternative feeds

Can methane emissions from cattle be reduced — and how?

Undulating farm fields

Livestock

What is regenerative agriculture — and what technologies are being used to deliver it?

Farmer touching soil

Carbon

Soil algae could turn farm fields into carbon sinks, review suggests

Technology

Precision fermentation vs cellular agriculture – what’s the difference and what could it mean for producers?

Vertical farm

Technology

Vertical farming vs greenhouse: which is more sustainable?

Ripe tomatoes on the plant

Arable

AI rover brings autonomous harvesting and soil testing to precision agriculture

Farmer holding the tip of a hemp plant in the field

Alternative feeds

What is the legal status of hemp feed — and where are trials happening worldwide?

Aphid infestation on plant with ladybird and ant

Sustainable pest control

What is biological crop protection — and how does it differ from conventional pesticides?

White sheep in field

Livestock

Rumen microbiome offers new route to breed low-methane sheep without cutting productivity

Arable

What is RNA interference and why is it relevant to the future of crop protection?

Coffee beans, close up

Alternative feeds

Coffee waste extract boosts chicken growth and digestive health

Field of industrial hemp at sunset, reflecting rising interest in hemp-based livestock feed and natural pest-control tools

Alternative feeds

6 ways cannabis is disrupting agriculture — from livestock feed to pest control

Carbon

Conservation tillage boosts soil carbon but can reduce wheat yields, says long-term study

Sustainable pest control

Cow urine and neem oil trial cuts citrus pests by 50% in India

farmer using AI technology in precision farming setting

Digital agriculture

UK agriculture workforce must upskill urgently to embrace new tech, report warns

Digital agriculture

AI set to disrupt agriculture more than any other sector, says expert

Sustainable pest control

Scorpion venom protein offers breakthrough bioinsecticide for resistant crop pests

Cannabis sativa, hemp

Alternative feeds

Cannabis waste improves chicken meat quality without affecting growth, study finds

Oilseed rape

Arable

Camera traps offer new insights into pest management strategies

Three apples in a tree

Alternative feeds

Fruit seed by-products boost livestock feed value and improve soil health

cotton crop, cotton tree, plant

Disease control

Cotton plant microbiota transplants reduce disease and boost crop resilience

Beef cattle wearing sweat-sensing collar technology

Genetics

Sensory sweat monitoring could help beef producers manage heat stress in cattle

holstein cow

Livestock

Multi-camera AI system promises healthier dairy cows and increased milk yields

Robots could help automate work carried out in greenhouses

Arable

Greenhouse robots could solve Mediterranean labour shortages in agriculture

Arable

AI can redesign plant DNA to help boost crop productivity and resiliance

Genetics

Genome editing strategy could cut methane emissions in cattle

Carbon

Legumes offer bigger cover crop benefits for soil carbon

Three day-old chicks sitting on a farm worker's cupped hands

Digital agriculture

Simplified hi-tech imaging could boost poultry sector sustainability

Close up of a white broiler chicken

Alternative feeds

Cannabis processing residue shows promise as sustainable poultry feed supplement

holstein cow

Technology

Lab-grown meat could offer unlikely boost to UK farms

Field with bare soil and crop rows

Carbon

Leather waste could offer valuable boost to soil health

Sustainable pest control

Frog skin bacteria could protect fruit from damaging fungus

farmer using AI technology in precision farming setting

Arable

Farmers forecast triple growth in AI use over next decade, survey shows

Alternative feeds

Maggot oil offers sustainable boost to ram semen quality

Carbon

Diverse crop rotations boost yields and sustainability, long-term study finds

Drone flying over fields at sunset

Technology

Majority of UK farmers ‘hesitant’ over agritech investment

Mistletoe leaves and berries

Alternative feeds

Mistletoe parasites offer low-cost livestock feed alternative for farmers

maize, corn, field

Arable

Genomic selection tools identify corn ‘super-hybrids’

Carbon

Adding volcano dust to soil could help with carbon sequestration

Hemp plant leaves

Alternative feeds

Hemp seed supplementation enhances poultry meat quality and nutrition

Chickens in poultry house

Disease control

Scientists use gene editing to breed flu-immune chickens

Close up of a white broiler chicken

Disease control

Phage cocktail could help chickens ward off Salmonella

Brazilian beef cattle grazing on a hillside

Digital agriculture

Drones and machine learning are useful tools in pasture management

Agri-robot on farm

Arable

Sensors build better relationships between robots and farm staff

Ripe wheat under a blue sky

Carbon

Wheat has potential to absorb more carbon than it releases

House mouse on a concrete floor

Sustainable pest control

Tricking mice’s sense of smell reduces wheat crop losses

Livestock

Sniffing sensors developed to help sex chicken eggs

Seedling emerging from red soil

Arable

Weeds hit crop yields by disrupting plant chatter

Field of wheat

Arable

European Commission seeks to relax GM crop rules

A fruit fly facing a robotic replica male fly

Sustainable pest control

Pest control improved after flies fight off tiny robotic replicas

Close-up of a spider on s leaf

Sustainable pest control

DNA sequencing spider stomach contents reveals pest control potential

Green caterpillar on plant stem

Arable

Stress memory in plants could unlock disease-resistant crop breeding

Bee pollinating flower

Sustainable pest control

How does integrated pest management reduce pesticide use? Everything you need to know about IPM

Farm landscape with wind turbines

Carbon

What does carbon sequestration actually mean? Everything you need to know about carbon farming

Digital agriculture

More collaboration needed to encourage Australian beef ag-tech adoption

holstein cow

Livestock

Milk carton codes to offer glimpse into cow health and welfare

field, grass, rural

Digital agriculture

Agriculture 4.0: What the next revolution in farming means for producers

Digital agriculture

5 ways blockchain could transform food and farming businesses

Digital agriculture

Loan proposal aims to increase US ag-tech uptake

technology, drone farm, aircraft

Arable

‘Lack of knowledge’ holding UK farmers back from ag-tech investment

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