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24 February 2010

Safeguarding food security and meeting societal demands

Ensuring our future food security is arguably the most pressing challenge facing mankind today. It is also one of the most complicated because it is intertwined with so many other critical issues like global warming, energy security, land use and environmental protection.

11 February 2010

Great Crested Newts will soon be on the move!

The end of this icy cold winter and some recent rainfall will kick start the emergence of Great Crested Newts and migration across land to a suitable breeding pond.

11 February 2010

Government announces further support for renewable energy technologies

Two important Government announcements were made last week about further support for renewable energy technologies. Both are good news for those supporting the development of “green” energy projects in the UK.

LATEST NEWS

08 March 2010

ADAS helps secure industry skills for the future

ADAS has teamed up with the University of Warwick to offer a postgraduate course in sustainable crop production – designed to address a shortage of specialists investigating solutions to food...

02 March 2010

The local price for a global solution?

What is an acceptable level of localised environmental impact to support renewable energy planning applications? Ray Williams explains why planning guidelines for renewable energy infrastructure need to be simplified...

26 February 2010

New and useful guidance in relation to the Protection of Badgers Act 1992

Badger setts, as well as Badgers themselves are protected by the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. This defines a Badger sett as “any structure or place which displays signs indicating...

24 February 2010

Finding the global solution to food security: sustainable productivity

Food security and the pressure it places on land use and management is fast becoming one of the defining issues of our time. The equation is simple: based on population...

24 February 2010

Wasting away: harnessing waste for productivity

Tackling the waste disposal and food crises simultaneously presents excellent opportunities for food producers and manufacturers. It is the nexus between dumping waste and growing food – where joined up...