Balancing the conflicting demands on farmers and farming systems – Jonathan Storkey

Jonathan Storkey

Principal Research Scientist, Agroecology Department, Rothamsted Research

“Life used to be simple, farmers were paid to grow food – now they are also expected to store carbon and deliver biodiversity all against the background of an ever depleting armoury of chemical crop protection products. Could a systems based approach that integrates technology with nature be the solution?”