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Topic: Environment and ethics

News

The AGtivist investigates illegal shellfish activities linked to E.coli outbreaks & seabed damage

A rise in the illicit trade of cockles, clams and oysters is causing problems across the food supply chain & environment

Environment and ethics Eating and drinking Fish
Features

Subsidised biogas from maize is damaging the UK’s food & farming systems

Environment and ethics Farming Renewable energy
WL Meets

WL Meets: Stuart Oates, the farmer trying to go fossil fuel free

Agroecology Environment and ethics Farming
Opinion

News from the farm: Wild pickings & nettles in fine fettle

It's that time of year again, when wild garlic is at its best, writes Guy Singh-Watson

Foraging Environment and ethics Guy Singh-Watson
Features

Farming’s big plastic problem – and emerging solutions

A study of soil taken from 100 British farms found microplastic contamination at every site, writes Nick Easen

The AGtivist

The AGtivist investigates the use of contaminated sewage sludge as fertiliser on UK farms

The use of sewage sludge as farm fertiliser poses major environmental and health risks, finds The AGtivist 

WL Meets

WL Meets: Tim Parton, championing the power of soil biology

Nick Easen meets Tim Parton, a farming pioneer using his curiosity and understanding of biology to nurture his crops

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