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 …
The campaigner behind the groundbreaking Pig Business documentary is now taking her message global, encouraging people to take action against industrial farming methods which degrade the environment and subject animals to a life of misery
… film to square up to the horrors of factory farming Tracy Worcester | 18th October 2012 News Food And Farming Comment Factory Farming Pig Business pigbusiness.jpg The …
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 …
Debate over role of farm animals in spreading of superbugs intensifies, as scientific study downplaying fears is accused of serious flaws. Tom Levitt reports
… Tom Levitt | 31st January 2012 News Food And Farming Antibiotics Factory Farming Health antibiotc.jpg Medical experts … to restrict the use of antimicrobials in farming - a direct challenge to EU …
'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 …
The wind farms debate rages on as the need for renewable energy grows. But is the UK in danger of putting aesthetics before the need to cut carbon emissions and adopt greener technologies?
Wind turbines: the future of renewable energy or a blight on UK countryside? Bethany Hubbard | 24th February 2012 News Wind Farms Energy Turbines Scotland Donald Trump Climate Change Society …
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'
… Violence and pollution stain Brazil's shrimp farming boom Kennedy Warne | 17th February … 2012 News Shrimp Farms Prawn Farms Food And Farming Aquaculture Investigations … flats and mangroves. Indisputably, shrimp farming in Brazil has been an economic …
Nearly 50% of the EU budget goes into European agriculture. But climate change, soil erosion and other environmental pressures call for radical changes in farming practices. Carolyn Lebel reports on the urgent need for greener subsidies.
… reforms be enough to encourage greener farming? Carolyn Lebel | 15th October 2012 … pressures call for radical changes in farming practices. Carolyn Lebel reports on … what we call the environment, and intensive farming practices spurred by the CAP have …
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 …
The Kindai tuna, bred by scientists at Kinki University, may lead the way for future large-scale tuna farms. Tom Edathikunnel investigates whether the idea really is preferable to overfishing
… Farm Kinki University Osaka Japan Food And Farming Fish Natural World Disease Health Factory Farming tuna.jpg The Kindai tuna, bred by … tuna are now investigating aquaculture (fish farming) as a viable alternative to …
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 …
Government orders to use dangerous organophosphate chemicals left hundreds of sheep farmers with debilitating ill health, Tom Levitt reports on the UK's forgotten pesticide tragedy
… Ghosts of farming: Britain's forgotten sheep farmers … | 28th March 2012 News Pesticide OP Chemical Farming Sheep Food And Farming Health Sheep Dip News Focus …
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 …
A new investigation has revealed appalling labour conditions for Burmese migrants working onboard boats supplying 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns. But this is just the latest scandal to engulf the global shrimp industry, says Andrew Wasley
… October 2012 News News Shrimp Prawns Food And Farming Ecologist Film Unit Seafood Fish … a huge expansion in aquaculture – and prawn farming in particular – in the coastal regions … had been killed in clashes relating to prawn farming. People like Zaheda Begum, leader of a …
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 …