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👀WEBINAR: De-risking the transition📆 12/09 10am
Farming businesses face barriers when trying to change practices & one is risk- How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence? Collective insurance & green financing? Mindset change &coaching? tinyurl.com/25x56fy3
Farming businesses face barriers when trying to change practices & one is risk- How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence? Collective insurance & green financing? Mindset change &coaching? tinyurl.com/25x56fy3
De-risking the farming transition – what can we do? - AFN Network+
Transitioning farming practices can feel daunting and risky. Could collective insurance, green financing, mindset change and coaching help?
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August 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
👀WEBINAR: De-risking the transition📆 12/09 10am
Farming businesses face barriers when trying to change practices & one is risk- How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence? Collective insurance & green financing? Mindset change &coaching? tinyurl.com/25x56fy3
Farming businesses face barriers when trying to change practices & one is risk- How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence? Collective insurance & green financing? Mindset change &coaching? tinyurl.com/25x56fy3
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***NEW*** #OpenAccess
Benefits of a Preceding Legume Crop for Soil Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics During Wheat Residue Decomposition
Nascimento, Cantero-Martínez, Álvaro-Fuentes, Lafuente & Villegas
#soil #soilscience
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
Benefits of a Preceding Legume Crop for Soil Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics During Wheat Residue Decomposition
Nascimento, Cantero-Martínez, Álvaro-Fuentes, Lafuente & Villegas
#soil #soilscience
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
***NEW*** #OpenAccess
Benefits of a Preceding Legume Crop for Soil Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics During Wheat Residue Decomposition
Nascimento, Cantero-Martínez, Álvaro-Fuentes, Lafuente & Villegas
#soil #soilscience
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
Benefits of a Preceding Legume Crop for Soil Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics During Wheat Residue Decomposition
Nascimento, Cantero-Martínez, Álvaro-Fuentes, Lafuente & Villegas
#soil #soilscience
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
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My latest paper explains why poorly designed ecosystem markets are prone to “greenwashing” and negative outcomes for nature and communities, and how governments might more responsibly scale these markets (with examples of how these is being done in the UK) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Governing high-integrity markets for ecosystem services
There is growing global interest in the potential for ecosystem markets to facilitate climate and nature recovery. Yet, poorly designed and operated m…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My latest paper explains why poorly designed ecosystem markets are prone to “greenwashing” and negative outcomes for nature and communities, and how governments might more responsibly scale these markets (with examples of how these is being done in the UK) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A meta-analysis found that high-density managed honeybee populations can:
👉disrupt local biodiversity🌏
👉reduce pollinator richness🧪
👉alter plant-pollinator relationships🐝
...all with minimal benefits to crop yields!
Calls for evidence-based hive density guidelines 📑
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
👉disrupt local biodiversity🌏
👉reduce pollinator richness🧪
👉alter plant-pollinator relationships🐝
...all with minimal benefits to crop yields!
Calls for evidence-based hive density guidelines 📑
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
August 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A meta-analysis found that high-density managed honeybee populations can:
👉disrupt local biodiversity🌏
👉reduce pollinator richness🧪
👉alter plant-pollinator relationships🐝
...all with minimal benefits to crop yields!
Calls for evidence-based hive density guidelines 📑
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
👉disrupt local biodiversity🌏
👉reduce pollinator richness🧪
👉alter plant-pollinator relationships🐝
...all with minimal benefits to crop yields!
Calls for evidence-based hive density guidelines 📑
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Reposted by Alan.spedding@icloud.com
“Functional biodiversity acts like an orchestra… it’s about combining the right instruments.”
🎥 Discover how #Agroecology contributes to #Biodiversity and resilient farming systems in our recent #VirtualRoadshow webinar and #RootsOfResilience film 👇
www.agroecology-transect.net/resources/ag...
🎥 Discover how #Agroecology contributes to #Biodiversity and resilient farming systems in our recent #VirtualRoadshow webinar and #RootsOfResilience film 👇
www.agroecology-transect.net/resources/ag...
July 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“Functional biodiversity acts like an orchestra… it’s about combining the right instruments.”
🎥 Discover how #Agroecology contributes to #Biodiversity and resilient farming systems in our recent #VirtualRoadshow webinar and #RootsOfResilience film 👇
www.agroecology-transect.net/resources/ag...
🎥 Discover how #Agroecology contributes to #Biodiversity and resilient farming systems in our recent #VirtualRoadshow webinar and #RootsOfResilience film 👇
www.agroecology-transect.net/resources/ag...
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Read the full paper at Agronomy MDPI www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15...
www.mdpi.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Read the full paper at Agronomy MDPI www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15...
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Can basalt rock dust boost crop yields AND fight climate change? Early pot-based results of major study suggest it can - but soil type is crucial... @inrae-france.bsky.social
👇Full story
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/rock-du...
👇Full story
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/rock-du...
July 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Can basalt rock dust boost crop yields AND fight climate change? Early pot-based results of major study suggest it can - but soil type is crucial... @inrae-france.bsky.social
👇Full story
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/rock-du...
👇Full story
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/rock-du...
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🤔How should we be doing True Cost Accounting in 2025?
This op-ed from Food Tank reflects on the @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social Global Summit and thinks about what's important for True Cost Accouting moving forward: foodtank.com/news/2025/05...
Read the thread for highlights🧵👇
This op-ed from Food Tank reflects on the @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social Global Summit and thinks about what's important for True Cost Accouting moving forward: foodtank.com/news/2025/05...
Read the thread for highlights🧵👇
True Cost Accounting Has Come a Long Way
True Cost Accounting is a powerful tool to understand the costs and benefits of food production, distribution, and consumption.
foodtank.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🤔How should we be doing True Cost Accounting in 2025?
This op-ed from Food Tank reflects on the @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social Global Summit and thinks about what's important for True Cost Accouting moving forward: foodtank.com/news/2025/05...
Read the thread for highlights🧵👇
This op-ed from Food Tank reflects on the @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social Global Summit and thinks about what's important for True Cost Accouting moving forward: foodtank.com/news/2025/05...
Read the thread for highlights🧵👇
Reposted by Alan.spedding@icloud.com
Curious about mycorrhizal fungi? 🍄🌱
These underground organisms form relationships with the roots of most plants - but some species could vanish before we can study them fully.
More in @uk.theconversation.com, by Prof Katie Field & the Hutton’s Dr Tom Parker: ow.ly/XMe050WnEXL
These underground organisms form relationships with the roots of most plants - but some species could vanish before we can study them fully.
More in @uk.theconversation.com, by Prof Katie Field & the Hutton’s Dr Tom Parker: ow.ly/XMe050WnEXL
July 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Curious about mycorrhizal fungi? 🍄🌱
These underground organisms form relationships with the roots of most plants - but some species could vanish before we can study them fully.
More in @uk.theconversation.com, by Prof Katie Field & the Hutton’s Dr Tom Parker: ow.ly/XMe050WnEXL
These underground organisms form relationships with the roots of most plants - but some species could vanish before we can study them fully.
More in @uk.theconversation.com, by Prof Katie Field & the Hutton’s Dr Tom Parker: ow.ly/XMe050WnEXL
Reposted by Alan.spedding@icloud.com
📢NEW PAPER: Early outcomes of England’s new #biodiversity offset market naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/early-o...
Early outcomes of England’s new biodiversity offset market
Our new paper from Oxford Uni’s Biodiversity Net Gain team out now, led by BNG superstar Natalie Duffus. Natalie conducts the first academic analysis of what’s actually happening in the off-site BNG m...
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢NEW PAPER: Early outcomes of England’s new #biodiversity offset market naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/early-o...
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Our food system is hooked on fossil fuels
Despite the risks, our new #FuelToFork report shows how this dependence is still growing – reinforced by a handful of powerful actors.
Scroll to see what’s keeping the system stuck and where change can begin ⤵️
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
Despite the risks, our new #FuelToFork report shows how this dependence is still growing – reinforced by a handful of powerful actors.
Scroll to see what’s keeping the system stuck and where change can begin ⤵️
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
July 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Our food system is hooked on fossil fuels
Despite the risks, our new #FuelToFork report shows how this dependence is still growing – reinforced by a handful of powerful actors.
Scroll to see what’s keeping the system stuck and where change can begin ⤵️
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
Despite the risks, our new #FuelToFork report shows how this dependence is still growing – reinforced by a handful of powerful actors.
Scroll to see what’s keeping the system stuck and where change can begin ⤵️
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
Reposted by Alan.spedding@icloud.com
Can we imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess & read science with the help of AI? Read this to see why we believe this is the future of academic publishing. Great collab with @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones. #languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
June 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Can we imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess & read science with the help of AI? Read this to see why we believe this is the future of academic publishing. Great collab with @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones. #languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world
rse.org.uk/resource/the...
rse.org.uk/resource/the...
The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world
Explore the tension between globalisation and local identity, and the challenges rural communities face in preserving culture and heritage.
rse.org.uk
June 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world
rse.org.uk/resource/the...
rse.org.uk/resource/the...
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🐝How does #biodiversity underpin #sustainable farming? 🐞
Find out at the @agtransect.bsky.social Virtual Roadshow - a free online event bringing together scientific research, practical #agroecology insights and lived experience👨🌾.
📅9/7/25
⏲️9- 11 AM GMT
🔗 ow.ly/8RVj50Wfo7o
Find out at the @agtransect.bsky.social Virtual Roadshow - a free online event bringing together scientific research, practical #agroecology insights and lived experience👨🌾.
📅9/7/25
⏲️9- 11 AM GMT
🔗 ow.ly/8RVj50Wfo7o
June 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🐝How does #biodiversity underpin #sustainable farming? 🐞
Find out at the @agtransect.bsky.social Virtual Roadshow - a free online event bringing together scientific research, practical #agroecology insights and lived experience👨🌾.
📅9/7/25
⏲️9- 11 AM GMT
🔗 ow.ly/8RVj50Wfo7o
Find out at the @agtransect.bsky.social Virtual Roadshow - a free online event bringing together scientific research, practical #agroecology insights and lived experience👨🌾.
📅9/7/25
⏲️9- 11 AM GMT
🔗 ow.ly/8RVj50Wfo7o
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We have a new paper out, in which we use brute force to identify combinations of land use/management changes which navigate the triple challenge of climate change, biodiversity conservation and food production: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ConservationScience 🌍 @rspbscience.bsky.social 1/
Randomised land use pathway generation allows efficient multi-outcome appraisal - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Randomised land use pathway generation allows efficient multi-outcome appraisal
www.nature.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We have a new paper out, in which we use brute force to identify combinations of land use/management changes which navigate the triple challenge of climate change, biodiversity conservation and food production: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ConservationScience 🌍 @rspbscience.bsky.social 1/
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Taking Welsh farm land out of food production to grow a non-native monoculture and produce timber ❌
Taking Welsh farm land out of food production to grow a non-native monoculture and produce tea ✅
Taking Welsh farm land out of food production to grow a non-native monoculture and produce tea ✅
Researchers from Aberystwyth University have been working with growers in Wales and Devon to find out if tea can be grown successfully in the UK buff.ly/VOARDdG
June 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Taking Welsh farm land out of food production to grow a non-native monoculture and produce timber ❌
Taking Welsh farm land out of food production to grow a non-native monoculture and produce tea ✅
Taking Welsh farm land out of food production to grow a non-native monoculture and produce tea ✅
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📢 Check out our new publication led by @kathicz.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
@unihalle.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
@unihalle.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📢 Check out our new publication led by @kathicz.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
@unihalle.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
@unihalle.bsky.social
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More isn’t always better.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
June 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
More isn’t always better.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
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Is agroecology the "solution" to our food systems crises?
The latest episode of the Feed podcast discusses the traps of "solutionism" and simple fixes in the food system with @garrettbroad.bsky.social and @envirofood.bsky.social.
Listen to the discussion here: buff.ly/c1ETrHS
The latest episode of the Feed podcast discusses the traps of "solutionism" and simple fixes in the food system with @garrettbroad.bsky.social and @envirofood.bsky.social.
Listen to the discussion here: buff.ly/c1ETrHS
June 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Is agroecology the "solution" to our food systems crises?
The latest episode of the Feed podcast discusses the traps of "solutionism" and simple fixes in the food system with @garrettbroad.bsky.social and @envirofood.bsky.social.
Listen to the discussion here: buff.ly/c1ETrHS
The latest episode of the Feed podcast discusses the traps of "solutionism" and simple fixes in the food system with @garrettbroad.bsky.social and @envirofood.bsky.social.
Listen to the discussion here: buff.ly/c1ETrHS
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Great to see research briefing from our @uktreescapes.bsky.social TreEPlaNat project on using natural processes for woodland creation published by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
June 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Great to see research briefing from our @uktreescapes.bsky.social TreEPlaNat project on using natural processes for woodland creation published by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
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June issue: Comment from Rachel Winfree and colleagues arguing that absolute abundance can drive ecosystem function and should be considered alongside traditional measures of biodiversity.
Weblink: go.nature.com/4e8ZIkV
Readcube: rdcu.be/erxFV
Weblink: go.nature.com/4e8ZIkV
Readcube: rdcu.be/erxFV
Biodiversity–ecosystem function research must consider abundance and not just diversity - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Maintaining human well-being in an era of biodiversity loss requires understanding the role of biodiversity in ecosystem function. We argue that absolute abundance can drive ecosystem function and tha...
go.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
June issue: Comment from Rachel Winfree and colleagues arguing that absolute abundance can drive ecosystem function and should be considered alongside traditional measures of biodiversity.
Weblink: go.nature.com/4e8ZIkV
Readcube: rdcu.be/erxFV
Weblink: go.nature.com/4e8ZIkV
Readcube: rdcu.be/erxFV
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June issue: A Journal Club from Suvarna Khadakkar. go.nature.com/4lfB9p2
June 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
June issue: A Journal Club from Suvarna Khadakkar. go.nature.com/4lfB9p2
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Sometimes things just move slowly, but happy to finally have this paper out! 🤩
We found that even relatively high levels of SOC can contribute to yields (~modestly~), and that a high clay content (>40%) negatively affects cereal yields #soils
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
@sumjournal.bsky.social @luke.fi
We found that even relatively high levels of SOC can contribute to yields (~modestly~), and that a high clay content (>40%) negatively affects cereal yields #soils
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
@sumjournal.bsky.social @luke.fi
June 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Sometimes things just move slowly, but happy to finally have this paper out! 🤩
We found that even relatively high levels of SOC can contribute to yields (~modestly~), and that a high clay content (>40%) negatively affects cereal yields #soils
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
@sumjournal.bsky.social @luke.fi
We found that even relatively high levels of SOC can contribute to yields (~modestly~), and that a high clay content (>40%) negatively affects cereal yields #soils
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
@sumjournal.bsky.social @luke.fi
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🛠️ Alt proteins are helping farmers innovate, diversify, and thrive. With the right policies and investment, we can build a food system that’s better for people, planet, and producers.
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/3EJHJ7B
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/3EJHJ7B
Job Security for Farmers, Food Security for All
Sustainable protein innovation can support rural livelihoods, strengthen food systems, and protect the planet.
bit.ly
June 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🛠️ Alt proteins are helping farmers innovate, diversify, and thrive. With the right policies and investment, we can build a food system that’s better for people, planet, and producers.
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/3EJHJ7B
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/3EJHJ7B