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Top news of the week: 03.02.2022.

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@SusFoodTrust shared
On Jan 31, 2022
From today's #DailyNewsDigest, 'SFI trials show ditching plough improves bird numbers' @FarmersWeekly https://t.co/onY6Gj2E6S
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SFI trials show ditching plough improves bird numbers

SFI trials show ditching plough improves bird numbers

Fields established using conservation agriculture systems have higher bird numbers than those cultivated using a more conventional plough-based approach,

@farmingfirst shared
On Feb 1, 2022
🗣️ “Farmers’ voices need to be heard!” That was the conclusion from a recent @SyngentaFDN webinar featuring @GlobalFarmerNet CEO @Mary_Boote, @KokuOnyi, and others. Get the highlights here 👇 https://t.co/vlp427snjn
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The farming spokeswoman who knows fashion and failures

The farming spokeswoman who knows fashion and failures

Our Foundation recently met the CEO and a member of the Global Farmer Network®. We planned the webinar just for our employees, but it was so good that we’re sharing the highlights. Farmers’ ...

@SoilAssociation shared
On Feb 3, 2022
🌲🌳We are calling for the UK to change the way it manages existing forests and plant new forest areas, to benefit climate, nature and people 📑Our new #RegenerativeForestry report suggests a way we can do this https://t.co/rGKeB3ob5F https://t.co/HWEVmCS14f
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Call to change UK´s forests to benefit climate, nature and people

Call to change UK´s forests to benefit climate, nature and people

A Soil Association report called for a move away from single-species plantations and clear felling to `regenerative forestry´.

@the_ecologist shared
On Feb 3, 2022
UN Report: 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn. https://t.co/p89nMJQRNp
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Farms globally 'at breaking point'

Farms globally 'at breaking point'

UN Report: 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn.

@foodprintorg shared
On Feb 2, 2022
How do #biodiversity & food sovereignty connect? We discuss in this week’s FoodPrint email: https://t.co/9OvT1WU5yP https://t.co/vfnjfbs1oG
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IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWS

A recent piece on Civil Eats explored how Indigenous farmers have helped keep traditional seed varieties alive, even as “modern” commercial hybrid seeds were expected to lure them …

@bioneers shared
On Feb 2, 2022
In this excerpt from her latest book, “Rebugging the Planet,” Vicki Hird introduces the importance of bugs to a healthy landscape and lays out a blueprint for ecological restoration and sustainability. https://t.co/xG2Nd6jUxf
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Rebugging the Planet

Rebugging the Planet

Vicki Hird, in her new book Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do – And Why We Need to Love Them More explains why it’s important to extend ...

@GreenForAll shared
On Feb 2, 2022
Have you heard about our #CommonGround Campaign? 🤔 We fight for common-sense climate solutions that those on the right and left can get behind 🤝 👀 👀 Sign on to our platform to find out more: https://t.co/R5sDAWiS2J
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We Need Common Ground Solutions NOW

We Need Common Ground Solutions NOW

These common-sense solutions are supported by liberals and conservatives alike to help build healthier communities and a clean energy future for all.

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Feb 1, 2022
'...there is also a need to invest in education, including ensuring that the public are better informed about the nature of the farming systems which will replace the ones we have at present...' - Patrick Holden CEO @SusFoodTrust Read full blog: https://t.co/QTUsABwy5L
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Patrick Holden

Patrick Holden

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