Nature-friendly farming boosts biodiversity and yields but may require new subsidies, trials indicate
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - 04:27
in Earth & Climate
Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields, but more extensive measures may require increased government subsidies to become as profitable as conventional intensive agriculture. That is the finding of the first comprehensive on‐farm trials of their kind in the UK, which were led by the UK Center for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Rothamsted Research.