The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and BASIS have collaborated over a new accreditation for gamekeepers, estate managers and shoot managers. The BASIS Certificate in Game Management is designed to encourage best practice across the sector, while providing...
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Agricology offers virtual show season online
Agricology, the sustainable farming knowledge exchange partnership, is enhancing its online resources to help farmers and their advisers isolated through COVID-19 control measures. The lockdown has seen the cancellation of the traditional programme of summer farming...
Weed species to lift falling insect numbers
A new study from the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) suggests weeds may help to reverse a decline in the number and diversity of invertebrates. More insects means more food for birds and possibly for pollinators, and may provide some degree of natural...
Agri-environment advisor for Kings
Frontier Agriculture has appointed experienced agri-environment advisor Jim Egan as Midlands technical advisor for its Kings Crops division. Mr Egan initially trained and worked as a mining engineer working in the Nottinghamshire coal field. A career change saw him...
