Plans for an 8,100-cow dairy farm at Nocton in Lincolnshire will ‘polarise’ farming in the UK and destroy smaller rural-based family farms say those working in the sector. Tom Levitt investigates
… Levitt | 21st September 2010 News Food And Farming Nocton Cows bigdairycow.jpg … at Nocton in Lincolnshire will ‘polarise’ farming in the UK and destroy smaller … are being opposed from within the farming industry, which fears the consequences …
Plans for US-style mega-dairy farms in the UK are being heralded for their potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but scaling up may create as many problems as it attempts to solve reports Tom Levitt
… is the environmental footprint of mega-dairy farming? Tom Levitt | 15th November 2010 News Dairy Farming Food And Farming Nocton Super-dairy Health Milk …
Aquaculture industry urged to look at location and management techniques to reduce the environmental impact of rapidly expanding sector
… The Ecologist | 25th March 2010 News Food And Farming Fish fishfarm.jpg Half of all fish … say here However, the rapid spread of fish farming around the world has led to concern … assess how the environmental impact of fish farming might be reduced. Importance of …
Teacher Jamie Feilden came up with the idea of bringing at-risk students to his family's Somerset farm for a week in 2004. Six years on and the results are breathtaking...
… Hickman | 30th April 2010 Activism Food And Farming Society Jamie's Farm National Care … term impact it has on the children. Care farming Ruth is not alone in recognising the … Britain who are members of The National Care Farming Initiative (NCFI). The NCFI began in …
'Biggest not always best' says dairy industry as new super-dairy is proposed for Lincolnshire
… Ecologist | 2nd March 2010 News Milk Food And Farming Farms bigdairycow.jpg A quarter of the … scale dairy farmers. Bigger farms However, farming analysts said the size of the dairy …
Increasing demand for meat in the land of the Pyramids is leading to more intensive farming, with serious consequences for food prices, the environment and animal welfare, reports Joseph Mayton in Cairo
… Egypt's factory farming boom threatens stability of a hungry … Mayton | 23rd November 2010 News Food And Farming Factory Farming Feed Agriculture Investigations Hunger …
Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett takes issue with The Land editor Simon Fairlie's characterisation of its policy towards organic yields and meat consumption
… Letter: We're upfront about organic farming's yields in the UK Peter Melchett | 22nd April 2010 Comment Food And Farming Organic Meat muckspreading.jpg Soil … that our report 'attempts' to show organic farming has something to offer the fight …
The dreams of the early organic pioneers have been subsumed into a rush for global supply chains, strict regulations and fast-selling brands
… Organic farming has sold out and lost its way Julian … Rose | 17th March 2010 Comment Food And Farming Green Living Organics organicshop.jpg … Hills of South Oxfordshire, on a mixed farming model, utilising a wide number of …
Researchers claim the benefits of combining conservation and food production through organic farming are not enough to make up for the drop in yields
… The Ecologist | 6th May 2010 News Food And Farming Organic Biodiversity Wildlife … and food production through organic farming are not enough to make up for the drop in yields Organic farming increases biodiversity but not enough …
It's helping attract youthful talent into sustainable agriculture across the US, but can the Greenhorns movement survive in the land of Big Ag, or cross the Atlantic to the UK?
… the network that's breathing new life into US farming David Hawkins | 14th September 2010 Activism Food And Farming How To Make A Difference Greenhorns … isolating viable and underexplored markets, farming in a way that is bioregionally …
Advocates of Britain's biggest dairy farm, at Nocton, have sold the concept on the basis of its outstanding animal welfare and environmental credentials. But new evidence suggests this may not be possible without public funding. Andrew Wasley reports
… by pressure group Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) - Willes states that the RDPE … They are not intended to support factory farming. These funds also, ultimately, come … : 'We are committed to showing that dairy farming on this scale can and must be carried …
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is not just a cheap way to see the world - it's a hands-on way to learn new skills of sustainable living
… 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Food And Farming Sustainable Agriculture Organic Farms … gather inspiration for sustainable living and farming. From milking goats to keeping bees, … be delivered. You don't need to know about farming to WWOOF, but you do need to be …
EU Commission proposes compulsory environmental measures for farmers in reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) but campaigners fear member states will weaken final agreement
… Tom Levitt | 19th November 2010 News Food And Farming CAP Biodiversity Farm Subsidy … altogether would led to more intensive farming practices, a concentration of … it acknowledged that current European farming methods were leading to soil …
With planning permission for Britain's biggest dairy at Nocton about to be re-submitted, The Ecologist travels to California to examine intensive milk production - and finds factory farms, conflict, intimidation, pesticides, pollution and small-scale farmers driven out of business...
… | 21st September 2010 News Dairy Factory Farming Milk Pesticides Pollution Food And Farming rotary-parlour-cropped.jpg With … continuing the trend away from sustainable farming, and it's happening because mega …
Returning to age-old, chemical-free farming techniques is improving crop harvest for Malawian farmers
… reward of returning to age-old, chemical-free farming Molly Stevenson | 22nd June 2010 Activism Food And Farming Sustainable Natural World Compost … Returning to age-old, chemical-free farming techniques is improving crop harvest …
High costs of offshore wind farms could be reduced through investment in a UK manufacturing base says report, but warns nuclear is no cheap alternative
Offshore wind: can we afford it? Mark Jansen | 29th September 2010 News Offshore Wind Renewables Energy Wind offshorewindfarm.jpg Rising steel prices have pushed up the cost of new wind turbines …
Subsistence farming may be seen as a low rung on the development ladder but it can play a vital role in helping low-income countries to adapt to climate change says a government-funded report
… on climate resilience and less intensive farming models Tom Levitt | 20th July 2010 … News Climate Change Aid Development Food And Farming ploughs_into_swords_01.jpg DfID has … the needs of smallholder farmers Subsistence farming may be seen as a low rung on the …
Try some of the UK's best cuisine, learn from top chefs and debate the future of our food at this annual gathering of food greats in London's Earls Court
… Sevier | 4th May 2010 Ethical Living Food And Farming Society Green Living Real Food …
Campaigners claim the bank has refused to state what environmental assessments were carried out before supplying a mortgage - part of a £13-million land deal - to company behind controversial Nocton proposal. Andrew Wasley reports
… Wasley | 15th November 2010 News Food And Farming Nocton Dairy Animal Welfare News … and debenture package. Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) says the bank has refused to … crises – many of which can be traced back to farming practices. What is not clear to us is …
Analysis showing lower greenhouse gas emissions associated with intensive livestock production could pose a challenge to our views on best farming practice
… Tom Levitt | 8th April 2010 News Food And Farming Meat Climate Change Dairy Vegetarian … Livestock cowsoutdoors.jpg If intensive farming has the lowest environmental impact … could pose a challenge to our views on best farming practice When it comes to livestock, …
Defra urged to stop 'downplaying' the problem and ban 'unacceptable' advertising of antibiotics to farmers
… Levitt | 23rd September 2010 News Food And Farming Drugs Antibiotics Health cow.jpg The … European countries. An alliance of food and farming groups, including Soil Association, … Food Ethics Council and Compassion in World Farming say there needs to be a reduction in …
Held at Bristol Harbourside and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Europe's largest organic festival is a feast of food, drink and fabric that doesn't cost the earth
… Inc. - an American nightmare about factory farming and the corporatisation of food … excellence not possible with mass-production farming. Slade Farm has been tenanted by the … sponsored the first. Part of a family-owned farming and dairy business based in Somerset, …
City workers and allotment farmers needed to reverse dwindling farm workforce
… The Ecologist | 9th April 2010 News Food And Farming allotment.jpg City workers and … is driving the UK towards monoculture farming and destroying our biodiversity, say … However, organisers of the Oxford Real Farming Conference , set up earlier this year …