Peter Rosset argues for small farms in the North...and Vandana Shiva champions those in the South
… Small scale farming: A global perspective Peter Rosset … | 3rd June 2000 News Local Food Production Farming Rural Communities Farmers' Markets Productivity Efficiency Agriculture Farming Campaigns Green Lifestyle Community …
Everyone loves family farming! And so they should, writes Holly Creighton-Hird, as family farms produce most of the world's food. But the UK Government has a funny way of showing it - favouring corporate agriculture and eliminating farm payments for small land holdings. It's up to us, the public, to support small, high welfare producers.
… The future of family farming is in our hands Holly Creighton-Hird | 19th October 2014 Activism Farming UK Society … Everyone loves family farming! And so they should, writes Holly … support small, high welfare producers. Family farming is a hot topic this year. The Food and …
There's only one real faultline in farming, writes David R. Montgomery, and it's not the one between organic and 'conventional'. What really matters is whether farming systems are building, improving and nurturing soils - or exploiting them for short term gain. And if we want to keep humans well fed and healthy for the long term, there's only one choice to make.
… of Washington | 7th April 2017 Comment Farming Food The Land Organic … There's only one real faultline in farming, writes David R. Montgomery, and it's … What really matters is whether farming systems are building, improving and …
Below-par farm biosecurity should block farmers from participating in England's badger culls, writes Anna Dale. But a large body of evidence of poor and negligent biosecurity by farmers suggests that Natural England, the government's official regulator, is turning a blind eye to this strict requirement - and undermining the purpose of the cull.
… Anna Dale | 29th March 2017 Activism Badgers Farming Regulation UK England Health Science …
The Co-operative Group is in deep trouble. Its response is to sell off its farms, in defiance of all its founding values. Instead it should reconnect with its original purpose, write Helena Paul & Pete Riley, and seek creative and truly co-operative solutions.
… Pete Riley | 20th March 2014 Comment UK Food Farming Corporations coop-4-sale.png The … legal services, electrical products, farming and - last, but certainly not the … farmers the opportunity to get a start in farming. There are good examples to follow The …
A new study sets out the huge benefits of organic farming to people and the environment, writes Peter Melchett, including more wildlife, healthier consumers and farm workers, lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduced soil erosion and increased water retention. We need more of it, fast!
… We need more organic farming! Peter Melchett Soil Association | 23rd March 2017 Comment Farming Food Organic Pesticides Health Water … study sets out the huge benefits of organic farming to people and the environment, writes …
Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must farm and eat differently
… News Organics Can Organics Save The World Gm Farming Food Farming Pests And Pesticides Biotechnology Diversity Factory Farming Food Security Organics Agribusiness …
Development secretary Justine Greening is facing questions over UK involvement in a massive land-grab in Nigeria that is evicting local farmers from 300 square kilometres of fertile farmland to clear the way for a rice farm owned and controlled from the US and Canada. A 45,000-strong community faces landlessness and destitution.
… January 2015 News Land Grabs Nigeria Africa Farming Corporations Development … hired by the company. "Families who have been farming and living for generations on the … leave the plots of land that they have been farming." Dominion Farms has already filled in …
Sustainable, agriculture must be low-input - and this can only achieved in diverse, tightly integrated agro-ecological systems. The real future of farming lies in complex polycultures ... in short, mixed farming.
… Low input farming - diversity is the key Colin Tudge … Harvey | 22nd January 2014 Comment Food Farming mixed-farming-3.png Sustainable, agriculture must be …
Vandana Shiva reminds us that the very future of food security in India (and indeed worldwide) lies in protecting and promoting the country's small farmers.
… Big Vandana Shiva | 28th February 2014 Other Farming Agricutlure Food Food Security Trade … states that monoculture and industrial farming methods are not providing sufficient … environmental damage. The report asserts that farming in rich and poor nations alike should …
As falling milk prices push dairy farm out of business, new mega-dairies and feedlot operations of 700 or more cows are filling the void, writes Andrew Wasley. Never mind the pollution, slurry lagoons, and heavy plant on country lanes - do we want the cows that produce our milk confined to sheds? And what's the future for traditional dairy farmers with small, well cared for herds?
… Andrew Wasley | 23rd November 2015 News Food Farming Animals UK Pollution Law cows-cut.jpg … that has become typical in Britain's modern farming landscape - a livestock factory … from the popular perception of British dairy farming and the image portrayed on many …
Organic farming really is wildlife friendly, new research from Oxford University has found, with far higher species diversity on organic farms than conventional ones. Lindsay Turnbull reports on her findings ...
… Organic farming benefits biodiversity Lindsay Turnbull … | 19th February 2014 Comment Organic Food Farming Natural World sandy-lane-farm.png Organic farming really is wildlife friendly, new …
Lord Krebs, self-appointed spokesman for industrial agriculture, used the Oxford Farming Conference to attack organic systems for causing more climate change - a claim as demonstrably false as it is ludicrous, writes Peter Melchett. But across the city, the upstart 'real farming' conference was showing the way to a cleaner, greener and healthier future.
… A tale of two farming conferences: the future is 'real' and … Peter Melchett | 8th January 2015 News Food Farming GMOs Health Climate Change … for industrial agriculture, used the Oxford Farming Conference to attack organic systems …
Ecological farming has taken root in the UK, writes Phil Moore: drawing inspiration from the past while employing the latest ideas and techniques from organic, no-dig, permaculture, agroecology and agroforestry methods. But with agricultural fields selling for up to £10,000 an acre, there's a big difficultly for many would-be eco-farmers: access to land. Now, with public support, that's a problem the Ecological Land Cooperative is determined to solve.
… Phil Moore | 22nd May 2017 Ethical Living Farming Finance The Land Food Green Economy … trayler smith-cut.jpg Ecological farming has taken root in the UK, writes Phil … be this way. Small-scale, agro-ecological farming can, and does, provide a model for …
In intensive farming animals are viewed as units of production to be ground relentlessly through the system. Nothing could be more different at Kite’s Nest in the Cotswolds, where the livestock is actively engaged in deciding how the farm is managed.
… of cows Robin Maynard | 1st March 2005 News Farming Cows Husbandry Livestock Animal Husbandry Food And Farming COWS_MAR05_MAIN.jpg In intensive farming animals are viewed as units of …
All 193 UN states will sign a declaration today to fight the spread of drug-resistant 'superbugs', writes Alastair Kenneil. The problem is often blamed on over­prescription of antibiotics by doctors. But that's to ignore the massive use of antibiotics on animals in factory farms, both to prevent infection and to assist weight gain - turning farms into superbug breeding centres.
… Kenneil | 21st September 2016 Comment Health Farming Animal Welfare UK Un piglets behind … used in far greater quantities in livestock farming than in human medicine, often given to … Join the growing movement for high-welfare farming! The good news is that conscientious …
Big may look impressive, but life can be hell for the individual in agriculture today. The problems are vast and complex, and do not lend themselves to easy answers. So what is the agricultural crisis all about, and what can be done to tackle it? Steven Gorelick seeks out the true root of the crisis.
… Gorelick | 5th June 2000 News Agriculture Farming Crisis Agribusiness Factory Farming Small Farms Independent Business Economics Monoculture Farming Factory Farming Economics Food And …
Free range pig campaigner Tracy Worcester had a surprise encounter after filming horrific conditions in an intensive UK pig farm. She met the elderly farmer who was cutting corners to stay in business under cut-throat pressure from supermarkets and global agribusiness - only to find he shared all her concerns. The answer is for shoppers to buy only high-welfare meat.
… are the other victims of intensive animal farming Tracy Worcester | 29th July 2016 Activism Animal Welfare Food Farming UK tracy.pigs.les 46-cut.jpg Free … 140,000 times. It shows the horror of factory farming systems - including some legal …
… Tess de la Mare | 24th October 2019 News Farming Climate Breakdown Nature Friendly Farming Network Change Makers … hes-uniting-farmers-across-the-uk-to-influence-farming-policy-550x320.jpg Here are some of …
Doctors have been told to limit their use of antibiotics to limit the spread of microbial drug resistance, writes Emma Rose. But 40% of the UK's antibiotics are used on farms, of which 85% is fed to disease-free animals. We can no longer ignore the massive agricultural overuse of the drugs, now a major driver of antibiotic resistant infections.
… resistance - what about routine misuse in farming? Emma Rose | 11th September 2015 Comment Health Farming Regulation UK EU pigs-in-pen-cut.jpg … issue: systematic overuse of antibiotics in farming. Farm animals account for almost two …
It's a hard life being an organic farmer, writes Alicia Miller - and specially when it comes to engaging with a bureaucracy that's trying to 'green' our agriculture. Should small scale farmers change their farming practices to fit in with it? Or the other way round?
… To support 'green' farming, officials must learn that small is … Food Trust | 16th June 2015 Comment Farming Food UK EU Wales Organic Green Economy … Should small scale farmers change their farming practices to fit in with it? Or the …
Small farmers are losing out as the world's farmland is becoming concentrated in ever fewer hands - and food security is suffering as a consequence. If we do nothing to reverse this trend, writes Stephen Leahy, the world will lose its capacity to feed itself.
… Stephen Leahy | 3rd June 2014 News Food Farming Land Grabs small-farmers-cut.jpg Small … small farmers. "The overwhelming majority of farming families today have less than two … of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming the United Nations Food and …
Major funders of the pro-fossil fuel Global Warming Policy Foundation are always keen to speak out against public support for renewable energy, writes Brendan Montague. So how come they're so keen to help themselves to a fortune in farm subsidies?
… 2013 Comment Energy Renewables Wind Economics Farming UK wind-turbines-co-durham-cut.jpg … directly, and through his family trusts and farming business. The member of the House of … taxpayer-financed and Brussels-administered farming subsidies. Lord Vinson, a vocal …