Frances Manning

Post doc at Uni of Oxford. Interested in food and food security. Views my own. She/her

[ECIU @ECIU_UK]

More than a tenth of UK food imports at risk from rising heat stress on farmers in developing nations

216 billion potential work hours lost in 2024

[Peter Mawson @HighFarndale]

65% of KFC chicken from overseas…

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

Wow- it's rained every day for the past 37 days in the UK. But reservoir storage in the East of England is still at around 60% meaning that drought is STILL more than possible for some areas this year despite the relentless rain

[🐑 Farmer Dixon 🐐🐮🐓🐏🌿 @SouthYeoEast]

#DailyGoat

[Daniel Kindred @drkindred]

Christina Clarke at #YEN2026 shows the value and of high yields from 13 years of YEN data - ⬆️ gross margin £/ha ⬇️ £/t ⬇️ GHGs/t ⬇️ N balance. @ADASGroup

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Stonechat and blackberries! 😍
Taken recently at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset. 😊🐦

[Frances Manning @FranCManning]

"As the world becomes more and more urbanized and politics becomes more and more focused on power and wealth, our awareness [of the natural world] diminishes."

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

🔥 Britain is about to launch a new GCSE in natural history – a vital step toward restoring our knowledge of and respect for the natural world.

https://t.co/Z8yDXD3UOJ

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Oystercatcher wingspan! 😀
Taken on Skomer Island this summer. 😊🐦

[European Journal of Soil Science @ejsoilscience]

NEW
Bridging Law and Soil Science to Promote Soil Health
Alblas et al.
https://t.co/zrr8gJbgCg
@wileyearthspace @SUMjournal @Soil_Science
#Soil #Research

[Amelia Hood @MillieSCHood]

Great start to the #AgroforestryShow with Tom Staton & Colin Tosh introducing their tree species guide. Such a useful resource for anyone choosing tree species!

@Forest_Research @UniRdg_SAPD @OrgResCent

https://t.co/yPTInqtblI

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

Very important paper, for two reasons:

1) Key finding: employment *is* falling in early-career roles exposed to LLM automation

2) Shows that administrative data (millions of payroll records) is much better than survey data for questions requiring precision (occupation x age)

[ADAS @ADASGroup]

Yen Nutrition reports can help you to
✅Identify fertiliser overuse
✅Show potential savings
✅Diagnose deficiencies

Find out more and order your report today https://t.co/LRvazvmJZn

#cropnutrition #arable #britishfarming #fertiliser

[YEN - The Yield Enhancement Network @adasYEN]

🌾@ADASGroup has announced it will stop facilitating the UK Cereal & Oilseed Yield Enhancement Networks after the 2025 growing season 🌾
If any organisation would like to continue to work of Cereals or Oilseed YENs, please contact us
✉️[email protected]
https://t.co/ZQvMsxSuxo

[World Bank Group @WorldBankGroup]

Most low-income countries and 14.5% high-income countries are still experiencing high food price inflation.

More on food prince inflation in our latest monthly #FoodSecurity Update: https://t.co/dZbBeNE7i5

[Mike Peacock @MikePeacock86]

Positive news in a recent paper using @UK_CEH Countryside Survey data:

"First Signs That National Cropland Organic Carbon Loss Is Reversing in British Topsoils"

https://t.co/q3pzpEnbK0

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green

https://t.co/R4bapn4S93

[Dr Ruth Wade @RNWade1]

Still looking for farmers who do any RegenAg practices to help with workshop on RegenAg finances 26th June @ UoLeeds farm 11-4pm. £250 for participating!

[Prof. Vincent Gauci @GauciGauci]

My perspective “Tree methane exchange in a changing world” is now out in @NatRevEarthEnv https://t.co/WX5CVCoUZi

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

Concerning: AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England

The data centres don’t have to report their water use or projected water use to the Environment Agency….

https://t.co/GVaIIakIaN

[Henry Dimbleby @HenryDimbleby]

🧠 A HEALTH MAELSTROM IS COMING FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY 🌪️
And it's bigger than I thought.
A short thread on the storm that's about to break — and what it means for food, health, and society.
🔗 https://t.co/yDEFWZh6gv
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