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Artificial intelligence is now widely used across agriculture. Sensors monitor livestock performance, software supports crop planning, and supply chains increasingly rely on predictive analytics. Yet a more important question remains. If AI is already present, why are so many organisations still struggling to translate it into consistent, measurable value?

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At the farming-system scale, AV diversifies income streams and stabilizes yields under climatic variability, whereas...

The James Hutton Institute, is assessing the value of legumes across intercropping systems. Here, two scientists working on the project, Pete Iannetta and Sam Holden, report on their early findings including how they have increased yield, lifted protein and mitigated risk.

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.