Did you spot us feature in the latest Niche magazine?! As we say our goodbyes to Barbara Smith after being the SIG chair for 16 years, we enter a new era with Helen Hicks at the helm!

🚨 PhD Opportunity I'm thrilled to be supervising a new BBSRC funded PhD project as part of the NTU x UoN DTP. 🧪 Project: Synergistic Impacts of Herbicide Exposure & Heat Stress on the Evolution of AMR in Soil Microbial Communities 🗓 Deadline: 11 Aug 2025 👉 www.nottingham.ac.uk/bbdtp/apply/...

Nature-friendly farming boosts both biodiversity and crop yields — but scaling it up may need more government subsidies to become as profitable as intensive agriculture, a new study led by UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social has found www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature... 🧵🧪 1/

📢New Paper: Nature-friendly agroecological practices 🚜🌱🦋can enhance biodiversity and boost some crop yields, but high costs and land-use trade-offs mean most approaches remain financially unviable @ukceh.bsky.social Full story 👇 www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/agroeco...

Only a few tickets remain for our anticipated symposium on food, farming, biodiversity, and knowledge.   The two-day event on June 19-20 will cover discussions on food production in practice, policy, or research. Register by June 6 to secure your spot! https://f.mtr.cool/lfrsgalywb

Hello agri ecologists! We have a new BES SIG account! Do drop it a follow at @bes-aeg.bsky.social to hear all about events, current research, workshops, networking opportunities and more! 🌱🫛