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Farmers Weekly A scientist at the University of Warwick has been awarded £535,000 to investigate actin – a natural molecule contained in plant cells – to see whether it can be engineered to move faster and so grow bigger…

Farmers Weekly Harvest London, a vertical farming enterprise, has secured investment funding to develop a 140,000 sq ft site in South London. The site is due to be in operation by mid-2024 and will be capable of growing more…

Farmers Weekly Supermarket Aldi has come under fire for selling mushrooms in packs labelled “British”, while the small print listed the source as Poland. As well as the word “British”, the packs of closed cup mushrooms on…

Farmers Weekly Professor Joost M.E. Pennings of Maastricht University and Wageningen University in the Netherlands offers an insight into the uses of commodity risk management for farm businesses. Visit the Farmers Weekly…

Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly carried out a survey to find out the extent to which UK farmers use futures and options markets. The survey received 85 responses and of those only 42% were using futures contracts to market…

Farmers Weekly A focus on improving forage quality in beef rations has helped a Dorset farmer speed up throughout by up to six months. Beef and arable farmer Stuart Casely is using maize to help produce high-quality forage…

Farmers Weekly Many livestock farmers feel as if they are being made scapegoats for the global warming crisis. More than a decade ago, as an intern in Oxfam’s education team, I felt slightly uncomfortable about being the only…

Farmers Weekly During mid-February, a cyclone originating in the tropical region of the Pacific Islands made its way to northern New Zealand, causing significant flooding. It was a tragic event. The impact of up to 500mm of…