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The haunting call of the curlew is one of the most evocative sounds of the British countryside. Yet behind that wild, bubbling song lies a species fighting for survival. With the Eurasian Curlew now one of the UK’s highest conservation priorities, understanding its life cycle is essential to understanding how, and why, we must act to protect it.

“We understand that receiving an unexpected letter from us can raise some fears, especially for farmers who may not know what to expect during an inspection, but we are here to help.”

For a long time, poultry farming has been more than a job. Early starts, late finishes, and responsibility all mean you don’t switch off at weekends. The birds don’t take a day off, and traditionally, neither have the people caring for them.

The ultimate objective would be to design environments that allow each individual to make choices and to express agency in a way conducive for its own welfare

By emphasising cattle social behaviour as a key welfare indicator, the paper outlines design principles to enhance the interpretability, relevance, and trustworthiness of artificial intelligence systems.

Many of these costs are now baked into the arable season.

This study reflects a personal transition into regenerative agriculture, shaped by experience, the voices of young people and environmental considerations. Managing a therapeutic farm run on regenerative principles for underprivileged teenagers, I witnessed systemic exclusion first-hand, an experience that deepened my conviction that agriculture can be a powerful driver of social and environmental transformation.

As climate variability intensifies and soil health rises up the agricultural agenda, cultivation decisions are under growing scrutiny. This article brings together findings from a 10‑year arable field experiment at the Royal Agricultural University Farms in Gloucestershire, comparing plough‑based tillage (PT), minimum tillage (MT), and direct drilling (DD). By examining both crop yield stability under changing weather conditions and the long‑term responses of soil fauna and biological functioning, the work exposes a central tension in modern arable systems: the pursuit of short‑term yield reliability versus the slow accumulation of soil resilience. Together, the results offer rare, long‑term insight into how today’s cultivation choices shape both above‑ and below‑ground performance.

There is only one answer to that question for most: the farmers, or their families. But it is a very different story in two European countries—and while right now, access to sick leave and holidays is determined by postcode, this could soon start to change.

PAN UK is calling for glyphosate not to be reapproved. However, if it is granted a new license then it should be with an accompanying set of restrictions designed to both reduce overall use and limit the impact of glyphosate exposure on human health and the environment.

Scientists comment on an analysis of UK pesticide usage data.

The Farm Data Exchange proof-of-concept (PoC) pilot has demonstrated that a national, farmer-first data exchange system is both technically viable and strongly supported across the industry.