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Alan Spedding retweeted
This week in The Source: insight, analysis and expert perspectives shaping the future of UK agriculture.
One highlight explores the “Medici Effect” — what agritech and biotech can learn from each other.
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Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D reconstructions of a human cell (eukaryotic cell) ever produced.
This groundbreaking model, often termed a "Cellular Landscape Cross-Section Through a Eukaryotic Cell," combines data from X-ray tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and cryo-electron microscopy to map molecular structures in extreme detail.
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Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on ultra-processed foods @guardian - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.c…
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Tomorrow's #RoguesGallery cartoon, after #NCWyeth, for @Independent ... #ElonMusk #Tesla #MuskTrillions
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Amenity Forum Conference 2025
8 & 9 October 2025
BASIS points are available for attending the conference and networking event. Tickets are still available to book via the website - amenityforum.co.uk/events
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Amenity Forum Conference
8 & 9 October 2025
Don't forget that conference is next week !
Bookings still open - amenityforum.co.uk/events
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Amenity Forum - Networking Dinner
8 October 2025
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Farmers facing feed shortages caused by the ongoing drought can apply for grants of up to £3,000, provided by @AddingtonFund 🙌
farmersguide.co.uk/rural/gra…
#FarmersSupport #Drought #AgricultureGrants #FeedShortage #AddingtonFund #FarmingCommunity #UKFarming #FarmingGrants #BritishFarming
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@HarperAdamsUni @NFUtweets @NFUCymru @NFUStweets @CLAtweets @CAupdates @tenantfarmers @NationalGamekee @AgricastParts Please share across your networks. The input of farmers/ag contractors is vital to understanding crime prevention decision-making. Thank you!
A reminder for farmers/ag contractors across EW&S that there's still time to complete my survey exploring tech-based crime prevention use to protect ag assets. 20 questions, mostly tick boxes. Your thoughts are key to understanding this issue. Thank you!
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
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Not one mention of the finances 🤦♀️
Academics - if you want research impact you really have to start undertaking financial modelling of the system as well as focusing on yield…
@Rothamsted
World’s longest-running experiment has important message for farmers ift.tt/Htbr0xT
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My cartoon for this weekend’s @GuardianBooks
ALT Title: Doubts cast on another beloved inspirational tale Panel 1 Our investigations team has learned that the names "Jack" and "Jill" were invented to conceal a less than salubrious past. (image of smiling Jack and Jill with a bucket) Panel 2 The pair claim to have climbed a hill to "fetch a pail of water" but we found a number of water sources much closer to their cottage. (image of a water pump, atwo fountains and a drinking trough) Panel 3 (image of a book with the title "WELL: a memoir" by Jill) Jill now concedes that her account of Jack's fall and her own "Tumbling After" was intended to convey feelings, not "Cold facts". Panel 4 Multiple medical experts expressed Surprise that a broken crown was successfully treated with "Vinegar and brown paper. (Image of Jack with is head wrapped in brown paper beside an xray of his damaged skull).
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Potatoes were originally cultivated in South America thousands of years ago and were introduced into Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century. There are now thousands of potato varieties worldwide ~ here’s an extraordinary collection from Bolivia
