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Weathering the storm: a year-round commitment to banana growers

Banana growers navigate huge challenges during storm season in the Dominican Republic, making the arrival of Dominican bananas in our fruit bowls a remarkable feat.

Agroecology Climate change Ethical business Farming
Opinion

Sparing or sharing the land?

There is a rational argument that concentrating farming on fewer, more intensively farmed acres releases the rest of the land for rewilding and carbon sequestration.

News from the farm
Opinion

Searching for the next generation of farmers

News from the farm
Opinion

Defending against climate change from the ground up

Climate change News from the farm
Opinion

Laying hedges for the future

Agroecology Regenerative farming Environment and ethics Farming
News

Government covered up abuse on UK farms, new report reveals

A new report finds that allegations of mistreatment and abuse made by agricultural workers have not been investigated by the Home Office.

Opinion

The silence of the supermarkets

Riverford's petition urging the Government to curb supermarkets’ unfair treatment of farmers already has over 74,000 signatures. Despite this, the campaign has been met with a stony silence from supermarkets.

Opinion

A short pause before a new beginning

As the nights draw in, we are winding down into a brief hibernation, but fear not, we have big plans for the new year with a new editor at the helm.

Opinion

Waiting for my wave

Sat on my surfboard off Devon’s most southerly beach, I am struck by how much the use of the land above the cliffs has changed since my first visits here as a child.

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What’s the problem with animal feed?

One of the biggest links between our food and deforestation of the rainforest is actually through animal feed. We meet the farmers trying to reverse our soy addiction.

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Get fair about farming

Farmers cannot keep feeding us if they are denied commitment and security, and are not making a fair, reasonable profit.

Ethical business Farming News from the farm
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A fairer way to rewild?

As the pressure of food security sharpens, where does that leave the question of rewilding and biodiversity? Jack Thompson reports.

Rewilding Biodiversity Environment and ethics Farming
Lifestyle

Julius Roberts’ fish cooked in a spiced tomato sauce

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We need to talk about peat

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Six ways to help bees this winter

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Features

Weathering the storm: a year-round commitment to banana growers

Banana growers navigate huge challenges during storm season in the Dominican Republic, making the arrival of Dominican bananas in our fruit bowls a remarkable feat.

Opinion

Defending against climate change from the ground up

This small, beautiful field on the side of a hill in Burundi is a far cry from the conference halls of Dubai, where COP 28 will soon be held.

Opinion

Mother of all storms

Climate change is here – and if we are going to retain our topsoil to feed future generations, we must re-evaluate traditional farming practices.