Overfishing set to continue
EU ministers have ignored advice and set unsustainable fish quotas for several stocks in 2020, missing a deadline to end overfishing.
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Apple grower to subsidise housing
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UK's first land-based prawn farm opens
The farm is a step forward in sustainable production of one of the world’s most popular seafoods.
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COP25 Madrid climate talks 'failed'
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Levison Wood backs Living with Wildlife campaign
New project from Send a Cow and Tusk, and matched by government funding, will offer training in sustainable farming to replace poaching in Uganda.
By Nina Pullman - 20th January 2020
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- Politics
- Farming
- Soil
Farmers to be paid for protecting environment
Government confirms new farm subsidies will be based on environmental protection in new Agriculture Bill.
By Nina Pullman - 16th January 2020
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- Technology
- Farming
Vertical farming expands across UK
Vertical farming has been boosted in the UK by a series of significant investments and expansions of farms in Bristol and Lincolnshire.
By Nina Pullman - 14th January 2020
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- Farming
- Climate change
Farming versus rewilding debate reignited
A former chief advisor to Defra has said half the UK’s farmland should be rewilded but farmers say this would ‘offshore’ food impact to other countries.
By Nina Pullman - 3rd January 2020
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- Fish
- Environment & ethics
Overfishing set to continue
EU ministers have ignored advice and set unsustainable fish quotas for several stocks in 2020, missing a deadline to end overfishing.
By Nina Pullman - 19th December 2019
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- Climate change
- Politics
COP25 Madrid climate talks 'failed'
The climate talks in Madrid have ended in delay and disarray amid international disagreements and a fallout over carbon credits.
By Lloyd Bickham - 18th December 2019
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