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A Healthier Earth and Cefetra, in partnership with the UK Agri-Tech Centre and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH), have been awarded £1.34 million in funding from DEFRA’s Farming Innovation Programme, which will fund a three-year project to develop a biogenic low-carbon fertiliser.

A Healthier Earth and Cefetra secure finding for low-carbon fertiliser development

6 months ago6 months ago3 mins

A Healthier Earth and Cefetra, in partnership with the UK Agri-Tech Centre and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology…

McCain Foods has published its 2025 Global Sustainability Report, in which it announced a milestone in its 'Farms of the Future' initiative.

McCain Foods hits milestone in ‘Farms of the Future’ initiative

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

McCain Foods has published its 2025 Global Sustainability Report, in which it announced a milestone in its ‘Farms of the…

Nestlé has announced a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as part of its efforts to scale regenerative agriculture globally.

Nestlé announces collaboration to scale regenerative agriculture

6 months ago5 months ago4 mins

Nestlé has announced a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as part of its efforts to scale regenerative agriculture globally….

The decision by member companies of ABIOVE (the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries) to quit the soy moratorium, which bans signatories from purchasing soy grown on deforested Amazon land, is a 'serious and unjustifiable setback for the private sector and for Brazil', WWF Brasil has said.

Decision by traders to quit Soy Moratorium pact puts Brazil’s agribusiness sector ‘at risk’

7 months ago7 months ago3 mins

The decision by member companies of ABIOVE (the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries) to quit the soy moratorium, which…

ESG reporting requirements, such as the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) have the potential to fundamentally reshape Europe's agricultural sector, a new study by Aarhus University has found.

ESG reporting requirements ‘changing the rules of the game’ in agriculture

7 months ago7 months ago4 mins

ESG reporting requirements, such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), have the potential to fundamentally reshape Europe’s agricultural…

Spirits group Anora has announced the renewal of its collaboration with the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG), through which it will increase the quantity of regeneratively-farmed barley used in its grain-based spirits to 30% by the end of the decade.

Spirits group Anora steps up commitment to regenerative agriculture

8 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Spirits group Anora has announced the renewal of its collaboration with the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG), through which it…

PepsiCo has announced a partnership with Soil Capital to scale regenerative agriculture practices in the UK, France and Belgium.

PepsiCo and Soil Capital partner on regenerative agriculture initiative

9 months ago9 months ago4 mins

PepsiCo has announced a partnership with Soil Capital to scale regenerative agriculture practices in the UK, France and Belgium. The…

A new artificial intelligence tool that enables growers to select the best vegetable seed varieties and optimise their commercial crop portfolio has been launched by Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and Heritable Agriculture.

AI tool to select best vegetable seed varieties for growers launched

10 months ago9 months ago3 mins

A new artificial intelligence tool that enables growers to select the best vegetable seed varieties and optimise their commercial crop…

Ireland's 'no additional warming’ approach to agricultural methane risks undermining global climate goals, researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have said in a new report.

Ireland’s agricultural methane strategy risks undermining global climate goals: UCC

10 months ago10 months ago3 mins

Ireland‘s ‘no additional warming’ approach to agricultural methane risks undermining global climate goals, researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have…

hydroponic lettuce growing in a vertical farm, created with generative ai

Sustainability of vertical farming evaluated in new study

10 months ago9 months ago4 mins

Is vertical farming really a sustainable alternative to field-grown crops? That’s the subject of a new study led by the…