A nuanced carbon tax could be one component in a wider strategy but it would need to recognise the difference in farming systems.
By Jack Thompson - 18th November 2020
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EXCLUSIVE: New investigation finds restaurants, hotels and pubs source significant percentage of meat from abroad and would consider US meat under new trade deal with no need to label.
By David Burrows and Nick Hughes - 30th September 2020
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Could feeding insects to chickens help replace soy in animal feed and cut the deforestation impact of one the most popular foods?
By Emilie Filou - 28th July 2020
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Fast food chain has worked with universities on a trial that found feeding lemongrass to cows can reduce methane emissions by a third.
By Nina Pullman - 15th July 2020
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Eating less tropical fruit, choosing organic grass-fed meat and buying less processed food – read sustainability expert Zac’s top tips for a low-carbon diet.
By Zac Goodall - 22nd June 2020
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The demise of small abattoirs is jeopardising the supply of high welfare and smaller scale livestock farmers at a time of growing interest in ‘less and better’ quality meat.
By Hugh Thomas - 10th March 2020
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From meat, to fur, and other useful materials – how hunting rabbits taught Adam Taylor a new respect and value of an animal’s life.
By Adam Taylor - 5th February 2020
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Ellis on George Monbiot's prediction of the end of all farming as we know it and 'Apocalypse Cow'.
By Ellis - 17th January 2020
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Diverse ideas and ecosystems are key to a truly sustainable agricultural revolution and the best takeaway from the Oxford Real Farming Conference, writes journalist Anna Turns.
By Anna Turns - 16th January 2020
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Applying lessons from the renewable energy sector where feed-in tariff subsidies helped increase production could help provide sustainable healthy food for all.
By Kate Carfrae - 24th November 2020
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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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Rumours abound that high welfare hens produce orange egg yolks, but that’s not necessarily true.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd November 2020
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The government’s 10-point green plan includes major investment in wind and electric vehicles but is weak on tree planting and omits food and farming altogether.
By Nina Pullman - 19th November 2020
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All the tax these smaller businesses would normally generate is being siphoned away from the economy and our communities – but we can still choose to buy local online.
By Becky Blench - 19th November 2020
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When you focus less on what you think a salad should be made of and expand your veg horizons, some very exciting things can happen on your plate.
By Becky Blench - 18th November 2020
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