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 | BSPP Break Crops Workshop : 29 April 2008
BSPP workshop, in association with HGCA and PGRO, on 24 June on diseases of oilseed rape, pulses, peas and beans, and a tour of PGRO field plots. |
| AHRF and Farming Futures : 26 March 2008
The AHRF is a partner in the Farming Futures Project funded by Defra, managed by Forum for the Future in partnership with the NFU, AIC and CLA. Farming Futures aims to raise awareness of climate change and encourage action to mitigate and adapt to climate change. |
| AHRF Soil Information Gateway : 02 March 2008
Soil solutions, forged by farmers and bringing benefits for both business and the environment, have been drawn together in a new web-based resource. The Soils Information Gateway champions the soil-related achievements of more than fifteen pioneering farmers. It also highlights tips, solutions and strategies that address problems such as erosion, compaction and poaching. |
| Farmers show increased on-farm action to combat climate change. : 03 January 2008
The latest survey results released today by Farming Futures find that more farmers are taking on-farm action to mitigate climate change. |
| New funding to help stimulate climate change action : 22 November 2007
Defra have announced that up to a quarter of a million pounds would be available for the project to continue communicating climate change to farmers and land managers. |
| Feeding the Future : 09 November 2007
Feeding the Future - what's on the menu for UK food and farming in a world of climate change? |
| Farmers Weekly Interactive use ARF Soil case studies : 18 October 2007
Farmers Weekly Academy is featuring 5 of the ARF soil case studies. Each Academy contains a guide to a major soil issue, a profile of one of the case study farmers who's successfully addressing it, and a self-test, on-line questionnaire. An e-mail link at the end lets you submit your results for 2 BASIS points. |
| Enhancing Arable Biodiversity : 16 August 2007
The Sustainable Arable Farming For an Improved Environment (SAFFIE) project started in 2002 and experimental work continued until the end of 2006. When the project was conceived, arable farmers needed to optimise inputs and improve efficiency, and the UK was committed to increase biodiversity, especially for farmland birds. The SAFFIE project aimed to reconcile these pressures by developing new crop and margin management techniques for winter cereals and quantifying the associated costs and environmental benefits. |
| Climate is changing say farmers : 03 August 2007
A new survey out today finds 81 per cent of farmers believe that the global climate is changing, and 70 per cent believe that these changes offer them business benefits. |
| Farmer fact sheets empower industry to deal with climate change : 19 April 2007
New fact sheets aimed at empowering farmers to manage the challenges and opportunities of climate change |
| Every drop counts: keeping water clean : 13 March 2007
Practical advice for pesticide users.
A 12-page leaflet produced by the Crop Protection Association as part of the Voluntary Initiative. |
| Arable farmers are ploughing ahead in England's fight against climate change : 27 February 2007
A recent survey has found that 26 per cent of arable farmers in England believe climate change offers them opportunities in the future. |
| Is climate change an opportunity for forward thinking farmers? : 03 January 2007
Forum for the Future is working with the NFU, CLA and ARF to communicate climate change to farmers, growers and land owners across the UK to promote understanding and change from within the industry. |
| CLA join NFU in climate change partnership : 20 December 2006
The Country Land and Business Association has joined forces with the National Farmers Union, the Applied Research Forum and Forum for the Future, in a new project to communicate climate change to farmers, growers and land owners. |
| Publication of ARF Annual Report 2005-6 : 19 December 2006
The ARF Annual Report for 2005-06 has just been published and can be downloaded here. |
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