The pressure is building – from nature, from regulation, from markets. And the farms that adapt fastest will be the ones still thriving in 10 years
‘Early sowing can have big rewards – beat weather, spread workload – but comes with risks’. Photo: Roger Jones
This year’s grain prices have made survival tough for tillage farmers; our farm pesticide usage is making live tough for their allies – insect predators and soil microflora.
Meanwhile our merchants are finding it increasingly difficult to incorporate native grains in rations.