The global soil degradation crisis1 is threatening to undermine food and environmental security and costs the UK economy £1.2bn annually2 & 3. Ensuring soils are managed sustainably is becoming an urgent priority for UK farming and land...

Land use change from agriculture to semi-natural land uses is crucial if we are to meet challenging targets for biodiversity, woodland and water set out in Defra’s 25 Year Environment Plan. A project delivered by ADAS and RSK@Stirling for...

Clothing is big business for agriculture, with conventional cotton representing 10% of all agriculture in the world. However, production methods are causing serious damage to the environment, biodiversity and human health. Cotton is notoriously...

The Carbon Trust has found that two-thirds of consumers support carbon labelling on products. The research, undertaken online between 25th February and 2nd March 2020, included 10,540 adults across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain,...

ADAS is working on behalf of Natural England to provide advice to support farmers and land managers who are applying for Countryside Stewardship.  We are offering free one to one advice via a phone or video call, these are available at a pre...

Land is a critical natural resource, and how it’s used and managed is vital to the UK’s ability to deliver emissions reductions and improve resilience to the effects of climate change. A key response to achieving Net Zero emissions...