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Environment

Dismissing environmentalists with an 'anti-growth' label is wrong

The idea that environmentalists are part of the Tories’ imaginary “anti-growth coalition” is grotesque. Conserving the environment and economic progress are not mutually incompatible, says Graham Lawton

Comment

Large flock of brown hens in a chicken barn at a farm.

Environment

UK prepares for worst bird flu outbreak on record this winter

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Toy car with flag on a pole in front of a herd of cows

Environment

A remote-controlled car with a flag on a pole can herd cattle

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Bananas growing on a tree

Environment

Bananas threatened by devastating fungus given temporary resistance

News

A pig's face between the bars of a pen

Technology

Face recognition technology for pigs could improve welfare on farms

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Rows of soybean plants

Environment

Genetic tweaks to upgrade photosynthesis boost soy yield by a fifth

News

Mushrooms growing on a farm

Environment

UK mushroom growing uses 100,000 m³ of peat a year – can we do better?

News

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Life

AI that detects chicken distress calls could improve farm conditions

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Life

Parasitic wasps released in orchards to control crop-eating stink bug

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Environment

Campaigners propose food alliance to reduce climate impact of farming

Food campaigners hope to persuade countries to join a sustainable farming alliance that could launch at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt

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Environment

Future of UK farming up for grabs ahead of government land use plan

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Environment

England food strategy ducks big questions on health and environment

Analysis

Environment

Most English farmers willing to plant trees to combat climate change

News

Life

Ecological toll of Japan's switch to farming revealed by 1850s maps

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