AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFood Security & Policy: A new UK-wide argument says food resilience depends on farmland, water, supply chains and long-term investment, warning that domestic production is under pressure from extreme weather and costs while processing is more concentrated and imports have surged. Farm Diversification: Dorset’s first rural indoor padel club, Chalk & Padel, has won planning permission on an arable farm, adding courts, a café and wellness studio alongside ongoing farming. Soil & Regenerative Practices: A survey finds most UK farmers are mixing traditional methods with modern tools like soil testing and precision tech, with growing intent to change how they farm to protect soil health and handle extreme weather. Peatlands & Climate Research: Thurso scientists are leading a £2.7m project to develop drought-resistant sphagnum moss to safeguard Flow Country peatlands’ carbon storage. Aquaculture Climate Work: In Shetland, partners in a four-year project met to develop science-based, climate-resilient approaches across the aquaculture value chain. Livestock & Farm Management: Guidance highlights forage brassicas for winter grazing (including forage rape, stubble turnips and swedes) while flagging clubroot risk and grazing timing limits. Local Planning (Salisbury): Wiltshire Council validated updated plans including a Diagnostic and Surgical Hub parking expansion at Salisbury District Hospital and a policing hub proposal at Mitre Way, Old Sarum.
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