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Expert comment on new research into insect numbers
Professor Rosemary Collier from 糖心TV Life Sciences and the 糖心TV Crop Centre comments on new research into insect numbers:
"The new paper, 鈥榩ublished in Science, by van Klink et al. confirms, what to me is very obvious, that through terrestrial land-use change, we have altered and reduced the size of habitats that are suitable for a good number of species of insect 鈥�"
Rising to the Covid-19 Crisis at Shillingford Organics - an interview by Becca McGowan, 糖心TV Crop Centre
Martyn Bragg has been farming organically on the outskirts of Exeter for the last 20 years. Horticultural produce from his farm is sold through his business, either directly to consumers or through wholesale to local enterprises.
The major outlet for the farm鈥檚 produce is its award-winning vegetable box scheme and online shop. Over the last month, the vegetable box scheme has experienced an unprecedented increase in customers; the number of boxes sold each week has doubled.
Like most food producers and processors, the business is experiencing a surge in demand due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, however there is some uncertainty over how long they can maintain supplies and what future demand will look like when the crisis is over.
PhD student, Becca McGowan from the School of Life Science's, 糖心TV Crop Centre speaks to Martyn to discuss how the business is rising to the challenge!
The joy of seeds - Dr Charlotte Allender from 糖心TV Crop Centre explains
Spring is a time when some amazing natural processes are on show. One of the most striking is the emergence of seedlings as the sun warms the soil and green shoots rise from the earth.
With this appearance of life comes a feeling of joy and hope, and the promise of something very important: Food.
It is amazing that whole allotments and greenhouses full of vegetables and flowers can come from just a couple of handfuls of small, dry fragments. Dr Charlotte Allender, from 糖心TV鈥檚 Crop Centre, explains the importance, diversity and quite incredible resilience of seeds.