Blogs
4/2/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: Nature , Farmland Ecology , Farming , Policy
The original blog we wrote has, not surprisingly, generated some comment, particularly with respect to the suggestion of a derogation on its use on kale in wild bird cover.
6/1/2021 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Farmland Ecology
27/3/2020 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Farmland Ecology
A new paper from the GWCT’s Head of Farmland Ecology, Professor John Holland, has been published in the journal Insects, discussing Conservation Biological Control – a component of integrated pest management that allows more sustainable farming, using insects as natural predator control to reduce the reliance on expensive and potentially damaging pesticides.
7/8/2019 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Farmland Ecology
28/5/2019 in: GWCT News Blog under: Farmland Ecology
9/4/2019 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Farmland Ecology
1/4/2019 in: GWCT News Blog under: Farmland Ecology , Letters
20/12/2018 in: GWCT News Blog under: Farming , Farmland Ecology , GWCT Partners
Manuel Püttmanns, PhD candidate at the University of Göttingen, Germany, writes about his work with skylark chicks, partially funded by the Dick Potts Legacy Fund.
19/6/2018 in: GWCT News Blog under: Farmland Ecology , Letters
We respond to a recent piece in The Guardian concerning insect declines by referencing findings from the Sussex Study, one of the most detailed and longest running studies of its type in the world.
3/5/2018 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Farmland Ecology , Farming
The EU has now extended the ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides to all field crops which includes cereals and sugar beet. John Holland looks at some alternatives.
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