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Intensive farming increases risk of epidemics, warn scientists

The bacterium Campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of food poisoning and is often resistant to antibiotics.

New insight into bacterial surface architecture revealed

Rock dust helps soils store carbon and boosts crop yields, research shows

Simple method could help mitigate the climate crisis, improve food and soil security, and cut farmers’ costs

Peak district grasslands hold key to global plant diversity

Scientists from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield have used Peak District grassland to answer a globally important question. The team discovered how a large variety of plants are able to grow in one ecosystem when it is low in key nutrients.

Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15 percent of the population

Growing fruit and vegetables in just 10 per cent of a city’s gardens and other urban green spaces could provide 15 per cent of the local population with their ‘five a day’, according to new research.