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Topic: Farming

News

How Big Ag tied “regen” to synthetic chemical inputs and shaped European farming policy

The same multi-billion-dollar companies producing synthetic agrochemicals are also lobbying for "regen agriculture". David Burrows smells a rat.

Farming Pesticides Politics
The AGtivist

The AGtivist: 20% of British dairy producers have quit since the pandemic

Animal welfare Dairy Farming
Opinion

News from the farm: Humbling river pebbles and devolution

UK Gov Farming News from the farm Politics
Features

Should we be farming for nutrient density in our veg & fruit?

The nutritiousness of our food clearly matters, yet it’s been in decline for decades, writes Nick Easen

Farming Health Organics Soil
Opinion

News from the farm: Hay, silage, strawberries & cream

The cows are milking well and the first strawberries are sweet, writes Guy Singh-Watson

Features

The silently rising suicide rate within the farming sector

Poor mental health in farming is up to 46% higher than in other professions, writes Nick Easen

Features

Farming is the most dangerous occupation in the UK – meet the Yellow Wellies working to change that

One in every five workplace deaths happen in the agriculture sector. Nick Easen explores why and what is being done to improve this stark statistic.

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