- Farming
- Biodiversity
Neonics back on the menu
Emergency approval of previously-banned neonicotinoid pesticides to help sugar beet farmers has been described as a ‘backward step’.
By Jack Thompson - 13th January 2021
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- Farming
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
Ecological farming can feed UK if diets change
New report outlines how diets can support an ecological farming system in the UK to cut carbon, restore nature and preserve farming livelihoods.
By Nina Pullman - 7th January 2021
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- News from the farm
- Farming
100 years of growing cauliflower
Cauliflower is a notoriously hard crop to grow – we always get allotment growers asking how we do it. There’s a lot of experience that goes into making it happen writes grower Cathy Case.
By Cathy Case - 31st December 2020
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- Animal welfare
- Meat
- Farming
A view from the farm
Trialling soya-free feed, adapting to Covid and protecting livelihoods have been top of the list for three organic meat producers this year.
By Jack Thompson - 15th December 2020
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- Environment & ethics
- Ethical business
- Farming
Food and farming 'could drive economic recovery'
Green jobs, banning greenwash and access to land were topics of discussion for how food and farming could drive an economic recovery at a panel this week.
By Nina Pullman - 10th December 2020
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- News from the farm
- Ethical business
- Farming
Too big for their planet
In search of mature, rocket-free inspiration, Riverford supports the Oxford Real Farming Conference: an annual meeting of unconventional farmers, cooks, campaigners and scientists.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 2nd December 2020
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- Farming
- Events
Alternative farming event goes global
The Oxford Real Farming Conference is open to citizens, campaigners and farmers from across the world for talks from leading voices in organic and regenerative farming.
By Jack Thompson - 24th November 2020
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- Health
- Farming
Strawberries top 'Dirty Dozen' pesticide list
The amount of non organic fruit and veg sold in the UK containing a 'cocktail' of pesticides has risen in the last year with strawberries and lemons topping the annual 'Dirty Dozen' list.
By Nina Pullman - 11th November 2020
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- News from the farm
- Farming
Carrots, mud and long back ends
Devon farmers describe our mild, slow descent into winter as a 'long back end': the soil is still warm, wet and active, releasing nutrients, and there is just enough light for our crops to keep…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 4th November 2020
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Latest articles
- Health
- Farming
- Seeds
Breeding food for nutrition: common sense or quasi science?
The agri revolution led to a focus on crop yields above all else – but researchers are beginning to look again at nutrition in our food.
By Jack Thompson - 9th April 2021
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- Environment & ethics
- Fish
Seaspiracy questions reality of ‘sustainable’ fishing
The Netflix documentary has been welcomed for spotlighting damage from large-scale fishing while its claim that no fish is sustainable is disputed.
By Nina Pullman - 8th April 2021
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- Nature
- Biodiversity
Biodiversity is about habitats not just species
More than just reefs and rainforests, habitat diversity also covers the heaths, woodlands, fens and bogs closer to home. Here's how you can help protect and visit some of the habitat restoration…
By Becky Blench - 8th April 2021
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- Plastic
- Nature
- Mental health
Charity launches biggest-ever UK beach clean
Charity Surfers Against Sewage hopes to galvanise 100,000 Brits to clean a million miles of rivers, beaches and green spaces to counter the rise in single-use plastic since the pandemic.
By Nina Pullman - 8th April 2021
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- News from the farm
- Fish
- Environment & ethics
The uncomfortable truth about fishing
I found it hard to disagree with the main conclusion of Seaspiracy: that there is almost no sustainable fishing, and the labels claiming sustainability fall a long way short of delivering it.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 8th April 2021
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- Inequality
- Farming
- Politics
What can we glean from the loss of the Commons?
The pandemic has brought a fresh perspective on the power of community and feelings of injustice: let’s channel this anger positively and build dignified food security for all, writes David Markson.
By David Markson - 6th April 2021
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