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For industry, the infrastructure and market signals needed to support stacked farms are mostly missing. The report explores this through three practical focus areas - rotation and soil health, agrivoltaics, and the commercial case for nutrient dense food - before setting out what each audience needs to do differently.

The Sustainable Dairy Pathways report sets out a practical plan to accelerate environmental progress while safeguarding food security, nutrition and rural economies.

September sees the opening of the second application window for SFI26, the fifth iteration of England’s post-Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) scheme intended to provide environmental benefits alongside supporting food production and productivity.

Subsidies for emerging technology that allows seafood to be produced on land would boost the UK's food security and deliver significant climate benefits, new research shows.

Scotland’s rural estates and farms are well-positioned to capitalise on continued growth in experience-based tourism, with strong interest from consumers – particularly Gen Z and Millennials – for activities based around food, nature, heritage and the outdoors.

Dairy producers faced significant turmoil in 2025/26, but a strong first half of the year meant they managed to secure record margins before markets turned south.

To assist farmers and advisors with understanding what is available The Andersons Centre have produced a 2-page Woodland Factsheet giving a summary of what is available to land managers.

Part of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping project this poster, updated for 2026 Open Days and trade events, outlines options for growing flax for carbon capture in the UK.

Highlighting Niab's continuing research into chickpea, including the original feasibility study under 'Cicero' and the new Defra ADOPT project 'ChiEFS'.

“Hidden talent is a huge part of it, because historically the medical model meant that for neurotypes to be diagnosed, you look at the things people struggle with, the deficits: but actually, on the flipside of that, there’s different ways that people work, bringing different strengths.*

The report explores what it means to build the capacity and system to manage risk and argues that this is a more valuable ambition than seeking certainty.

The review highlights the limits of farm accountancy data for evaluating income-support objectives and argues for stronger household-level and linked administrative data systems. Improved measurement is essential for credible policy targeting, transparent evaluation and analysis of farm household income, well-being, resilience, generational renewal and social sustainability.