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9/12/2021 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Farmland Ecology , Farming
In the BEESPOKE Project which is coordinated by GWCT, one of our tasks is to investigate the extent to which farmers are interested in conserving pollinators and if not, then why not. To help with this we are looking for farmers to complete this short survey.
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.
7/2/2018 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Farmland Ecology , Farming
With New Zealand’s dairy farmers currently getting a lot of stick about their impact on the environment and especially water quality. John Holland asks who should pay for environmental protection?
27/10/2017 in: Farmland Ecology Blog under: Allerton Project , Farming , Farmland Ecology
A recent paper on insect declines on nature reserves in Germany attracted a surprising amount of media attention last week. But then bad news always gets the limelight. Should we be worried? And is it good for farmers to have fewer pesky creatures around?
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