the latest technology, from the plough, through to tractors and beyond. but it is under pressure. fuel and fertiliser costs are rising, labour is hard to get, and still consumers and supermarkets are demanding cheaper and cheaper prices. added to that, climate change is affecting how our crops grow, when they need to be harvested and how much water there is available for them. the global population is expected to hit ten billion by 2050. that s a lot more mouths to feed. it s a perfect storm, and things are going to have to change. we ve seen in the past how verticalfarming could play an important role in that, but it is still a pretty new technology. but laura goodwin has been to see a new piece of tech that could take vertical farming to the next level. a warm, sunny day like today is a gift for farmers, who very much rely on the climate and their own expertise to ensure their plants are healthy and happy. but what if they could control the climate? and what if they found a
her rival rishi sunak is on the front of the sunday telegraph urging sanctions for iran following the stabbing of salman rusdie. and finally, the sunday times focus on the cost of living crisis with reports the treasury is developing a plan to hand out more money to cope with energy costs. let s to cope with energy costs. begin with the observer picture, let s begin with the observer. this picture, emma, of wimbledon common. i m guessing that this pond normally looks a bit bigger than that. it’s looks a bit bigger than that. it s astonishing. i think we ve all seen in our local parks so called green spaces. they rejust in our local parks so called green spaces. they re just absolutely dry, kind of sahara conditions. we took the hosepipe ban in our gardens but the hosepipe ban in our gardens but the parks and green spaces are absolutely drying up and what can be done? wejust absolutely drying up and what can be done? we just desperately need some rain. done? we “ust desper