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Although the adoption of a milking robot is associated with a moderate reduction in reported working hours (an average of 6%), the overall hourly workload remains high.

Car clubs in smaller, remote settlements may have more potential for Intensive Use. Rural car clubs may benefit from different operational strategies than urban ones.

Soil health is driven by soil organic matter, which is driven by plant biomass inputs, which are driven by photosynthesis. The controlling factors of soil health are light, temperature, and water, and the important inputs are nutrients, with nitrogen often playing a key role. It is important to focus your management on these dominant drivers. Don’t get distracted by smaller-effect factors.

Initial findings from our pioneering environmental baselining pilot suggest that current carbon accounting methodologies could significantly underestimate the amount of carbon stored in soils, with 30% or more of soil organic carbon on the pilot farms sitting below the commonly measured 30cm depth.

“We argue for a shift in perspective. Rather than pursuing increasingly precise predictions, there is a need to develop digital twins that explicitly account for uncertainty and support more resilient forms of decision-making.”

The UK food system is at a crossroads, driven by a number of factors affecting production, supply chain interaction and consumer demand. While there is no agreement on whether the food system is “broken”, it is clear that it requires a review to ensure it is fit for purpose and resilient from farm to fork.

Some of the biggest European and global movers and shakers, attended Eucolait (which is the largest European dairy trade association) in their Annual General Assembly, a three-day conference including two days of market insights held in Italy in early June 2026.

Collectively, this review illustrates a complex framework emerging from the interplay between individuality and social life, and paves the way for promoting positive animal welfare on farms and improving animal management.

Farming Minister Dame Angela Eagle has confirmed that the total budget for new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreements will be £240 million.

As the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs begins to reshape not just waistlines, but the wider food economy, what started as a breakthrough treatment for obesity and diabetes is rapidly becoming a commoditised lifestyle trend, with implications stretching from supermarket shelves to British farmland.

This study shows that replacing grass silage with corn silage effectively reduces CH4 emissions regardless of the cow's CH4 emission level, and that CH4 emission levels in Holstein Friesian cows are persistent regardless of diet fed.

AHDB have created the tool to help farmers better understand how SFI actions could impact their individual businesses and support more informed decision-making.