Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields but more extensive measures may require increased government subsidies to become as profitable as conventional intensive ...

Importantly, sustainable farming practices rooted in biodiversity also align with environmental protection. Healthy soils rich in organic matter store more carbon, contributing to climate change ...

The EU-funded project SHOWCASE launches its science-based handbook for integrating biodiversity into productive European farming and the interactive platform Living Fields The EU-funded project ...

Achieving LEAF standards ensures that Fresh Direct’s growers are independently verified against a robust whole‑farm sustainability standard, driving continuous improvements in soil health, ...

Although humans are to blame for nature’s recent decline, a new study has shown that for millennia, European farming practices drove biodiversity gains, not losses. Meadows in Muker, Swaledale, where ...

The Horizon 2020-funded project SHOWCASE is proud to announce the publication of four practice abstracts on the EU CAP Network platform, a significant step forward in promoting biodiversity ...

Study region and experimental setup. Twenty-one pairs of grassland (green) and sunflower (yellow) fields were selected across the study region in Southwest France. Study landscapes (500 m radius ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 9, 2024) A study in the journal Biology and Fertility of Soils has confirmed once again that organic agriculture contributes significantly to soil health, improving ...

To support its farming customers' transition to a low-carbon future, Virgin Money has invested in the deployment of a carbon measurement tool, which will allow farmers to estimate their emissions ...