A proposed late-stage amendment to the Agriculture Bill that is backed by the NFU and seeks to change the definition of gene edited crops has drawn criticism.
By Nina Pullman - 10th June 2020
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From GM to gene editing: Boris Johnson's favourable stance towards GM could reopen the debate as Brexit prompts changes in UK's food and farming system.
By Nick Easen - 24th March 2020
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Ellis wonders whether one day it will be all about 'lab-based' rather than 'plant-based', as food and farming adapts to a growing population and climate crisis.
By Ellis - 3rd February 2020
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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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Global food security is intrinsically linked to conflict and war – could a sustainable food revolution make the world a more peaceful place?
By Anna Turns - 17th October 2019
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Speakers at the Feeding the Future event were careful to stress we can ‘do it differently and better’ this time, but it all felt a bit like globalisation come back to have a second go.
By Nina Pullman - 30th September 2019
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Standing 12 metres high and with 17 stacked levels of indoor growing space, lit with LEDs in a mixture of red, white and blues – is this really the future of farming?
By Ramona Andrews - 24th April 2019
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As previously, transport is our biggest sin, and the final delivery to the door is the most carbon costly – so we are converting over 70 per cent of our vans to electric by 2023.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st July 2020
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Singer Ellie Goulding has helped amplify people attempting to host virtual cup of teas with their MP to quiz them on support for green post-Covid plans as part of mass online lobby.
By Nina Pullman - 30th June 2020
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I found beauty in the soft leaves of the celery, intrigue in the antennae of the kohlrabi, pleasure in the veins of the Cavolo Nero, which mirrored maps of the courses of rivers, writes Lucy Jones.
By Lucy Jones - 29th June 2020
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Each season brings its excitement and pleasures in the kitchen; spring starts with scarcity (hungry gap), then follows with abundance and variety, and what we call the 'Veg New Year'.
By Kirsty Hale - 29th June 2020
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Covid-19 has sent wool prices plummeting and the sheep industry into crisis – but a fledgling movement that connects farmers with local weavers offers hope.
By Hugh Thomas - 29th June 2020
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Social distancing and the need for greater hygiene have forced zero-waste shops to rethink their whole concept. But will our trust in unpackaged items return post-Covid?
By Megan Tatum - 25th June 2020
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