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Established Titles Signs the UK Woodland Trust Charter, Planning to Plant 35 Million Trees by 2050

Started as a passion project by Katerina Yip, Established Titles today announced that they have signed the Tree Charter, an initiative coordinated by the Woodland Trust, the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity.

9 Sep 2020

Study Reports New York Agriculture Can Mitigate its Own Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In a state-funded report commissioned by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, two researchers from Cornell University state that New York agriculture has the potential to compensate for its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

14 Aug 2020

Tinted Solar Panels Help Produce and Nutritionally Superior Crops Simultaneously

Researchers have demonstrated the use of tinted, semi-transparent solar panels to generate electricity and produce nutritionally-superior crops simultaneously, bringing the prospect of higher incomes for farmers and maximising use of agricultural land.

5 Aug 2020

Study Determines Optimum Amount of Methane-Inhibiting Supplement in Cattle Feed

The optimum amount of a methane-inhibiting supplement in dairy cattle feed has been determined by an international team of researchers, indicating that widespread use of the compound could be an affordable climate change-battling strategy, if farmers embrace it.

24 Jul 2020

Tropic Biosciences Partners with BASF to Develop Innovative Traits for Growers

Tropic Biosciences announces their research agreement with BASF to utilize Tropic’s ground-breaking GEiGS™ (Gene Editing induced Gene Silencing) technology to develop traits to address growers’ most critical challenges in protecting crops.

From BASF Agricultural Solutions 24 Jul 2020

IFAD, Mars and ICRAF Invest in Sustainable Farming Research and Development in Indonesia and the Philippines

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mars, Incorporated and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have agreed to collaborate on a five-year research-in-development project, Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asi...

17 Jul 2020

Researchers Report High-Yielding, Earlier-Maturing Rice Varieties for Tropical Asia

New research shows enormous potential for developing improved short-duration rice varieties.

16 Jul 2020

Goldsmiths Launches Roadmap to a ‘Green’ Recovery

Goldsmiths, University of London has revealed how it will cut carbon emissions and waste alongside post-Covid-19 rebuilding efforts with the launch of a ‘green recovery plan’.

14 Jul 2020

Ways to Accelerate Sustainable Growth of Vertical Farming with Aeroponic Systems

Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi.

14 Jul 2020

Earthwatch Launches a New Platform, Naturehood, to Protect Biodiversity in the North West

Environmental charity, Earthwatch Europe, has launched a new digital platform to support community wildlife projects called Naturehood. Designed to develop a network of thousands of local people who each do tiny actions for nature in their neighbourhoods, the aim is to create a tapestry of habitats that, combined on a national basis, will help protect and increase biodiversity in the UK.

10 Jul 2020