{"id":7692,"date":"2018-01-04T14:48:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T14:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainableagriculturewaitrose.org\/?p=7692"},"modified":"2018-01-04T14:48:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T14:48:04","slug":"farming-for-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sustainable-agriculture\/2018\/01\/04\/farming-for-the-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Farming for the next generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Rothamsted Research<\/a> welcomes Environment Secretary Michael Gove<\/a>\u2019s speech today on the future of the UK\u2019s farming industry, \u201cFarming for the Next Generation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Comment from Rothamsted Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director and Chief Executive, Achim Dobermann<\/a>:
\n<\/strong>\u201cIt was very positive to hear Mr Gove identify some of the key challenges that face us all, as we work together to secure a successful future for agriculture in the UK, such as maintaining soil quality. This is a major priority that Rothamsted has been working on. Soil health is a key element in ensuring more productive systems in agriculture. Rothamsted looks forward to continuing work with Government to ensure that sound science enables us to put in place useful monitoring schemes – a huge challenge in itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also welcome Mr Gove\u2019s positive approach in encouraging the public to be open-minded to new technologies, such as gene editing. These technologies will be key in the revolution that\u2019s needed to speed up improvements in crops, to ensure not only high yield but reliable nutritional value in our food and environmental sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director for Science Innovation, Engagement and Partnerships, Angela Karp<\/a>:
\n<\/strong>\u201cSound science is key to the future of agriculture. But it\u2019s not science alone that\u2019s required here. Translation is crucial. We must find ways to ensure better, faster translation for the discovery science that is rightly recognised as world class in Britain. This way, our science will make an impact in practice sooner, for all our benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also welcome Mr Gove\u2019s pledge to put agriculture at the heart of the Government\u2019s broader thinking on the food and drinks sector. His speech demonstrated joined-up thinking across the key issues, and acknowledged that policy-making can sometimes take too long and become overly complex. I welcome his willingness to make improvements here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Article source: Rothamsted Research<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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