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FARMING
AND SCIENCE IN
INTERESTING TIMES
CHALLENGES FROM CLIMATE,
TRAVEL AND REGULATIONS.
Science has had enormous
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farmers use the products of science
enthusiastically: the best new
crop varieties, themost effective
chemicals, excellent agronomy –
andmore. Thanks to farmers’ use of
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people, more reliable and cheaper in
relative terms than ever before. Yet
there are clouds looming – even a
‘perfect storm’ of threats to this largely
happy situation. How can scientists
help farmers overcome them?