Proposals for a large-scale pig farm in Foston, Derbyshire, could herald new era of US-style factory farming in the UK but face concerns from government health officials
… Ecologist | 1st November 2011 News Food And Farming Mega-dairy Factory Farming Pigs Nocton main_banger.jpg The Soil … campaign aims to prevent industrial pig farming in the UK Proposals for a large-scale …
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 …
The sale process of the UK's Co-op Group of its entire 70,000 acre farm estate systematically blocked community and cooperative bidders. Not a single such bid was received by the deadline.
… farm sale The Ecologist | 9th July 2014 News Farming Commons Society UK coop-4-sale.png The … to small scale, diverse, community engaged farming, fruit growing and market gardening." …
'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 …
Today (Friday, 8th July) the charity Viva! will debut its new short thriller/documentary, film SWINE which exposes the dirty secrets of factory farming in UK - including the growing health risks to humans from MRSA Superbugs
… Superbugs Pigs Antiobotic Resistance Food Farming swine .jpg Today (Friday, 8th July) … which exposes the dirty secrets of factory farming in UK - including the growing health … Viva! Has this to say:"For years the factory farming industry has been lying to us about …
The tropical tourist destination is at the centre of a dispute over the farming of green sea turtles after animal welfare campaigners launched a campaign to shut the world's only facility rearing the animals for human consumption
… Cayman Islands under fire over 'factory farming' of sea turtles The Ecologist | 10th … is at the centre of a dispute over the farming of green sea turtles after animal … spectrum. Useful links: WSPA's Stop Turtle Farming campaign Cayman Turtle Farm READ …
How we farm matters, writes Pat Thomas - not just for water, insects, birds and the wider environment, which benefit from organic farming, but also the nutritional value of our food. It's time to value the quality of what we eat, instead of prizing quantity above all.
… Organic farming boosts environment and nutrition Pat Thomas | 1st August 2014 Comment Food Farming Health Organic … wider environment, which benefit from organic farming, but also the nutritional value of our …
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 …
‘“Visionary” is a terrible word to use,’ Jimmie Hepburn grimaces. ‘I’m not doing this for my own ego. I’m happy for contributions and new ideas; I’m starting from scratch here, but I want people to build upon this.’
… The Ecologist | 1st April 2009 News Food And Farming Water Agriculture Fish Farms Farm Farming Visionaries … out in life working on an industrial salmon-farming operation in northwest Scotland. …
A proposed factory farm at Foston, Derbyshire, condemned by locals as a 'pig prison' for 25,000 animals has been refused a permit by the Environment Agency because of the powerful stench it would emit and potential risks to health and the environment.
… The Ecologist | 26th February 2015 News Farming Waste Pollution Regulation … is the signal this sends to the British farming industry about the future of livestock farming in this country. We are not, as is …
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys...
… News Food BLT Fast Food Junk Food Pigs Bacon Farming Pesticides Proccessed Food Processed Farming Fast Food Green Lifestyle Agribusiness … Pests And Pesticides Biotechnology Factory Farming Organics Agribusiness Additives …
The UK government has announced massive cuts in support for solar roofs and farms that appear designed to undermine investor confidence just as the technology is on track to be subsidy-free by 2020.
Senseless and damaging: UK's solar cuts The Ecologist | 22nd July 2015 News Solar Renewables Energy Finance Politics UK solar-roof-cut.jpg The UK government has announced massive cuts in support for …
Palestinian children as young as 11 work on Israeli farms in the occupied West Bank, an HRW investigation reveals. While the EU buys produce worth $300m a year from the illegal 'settlements', undocumented child labourers are exposed to pesticides, paid well below the minimum wage, enjoy no employment rights, and toil long hours in hot fields and greenhouses.
… Ecologist | 29th April 2015 News Middle East Farming Corporations Lasnd Grabs Society …
Soaring global demand for fishmeal primarily for animal feed or fish farms, including salmon, is wrecking havoc on the once abundant fish stocks of the southern Pacific
… | 26th January 2012 News Fish Food And Farming Fishmeal Peru Natural World …
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 …
Antimicrobial resistance is a ticking time-bomb not only for the UK but also for the world, warns the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies
… Thomas | 13th June 2013 News Health Food And Farming shutterstock_127596050.jpg … Association, Sustain, and Compassion in World Farming, announced they had formed the … resistance - the impact of intensive farming on human health that shows the …
The company behind plans for an 8,100-cow dairy farm in Lincolnshire has withdrawn its planning application but insists the project has not been scrapped
… The Ecologist | 13th April 2010 News Food And Farming Cows Dairy Animal Welfare … near future,' said a company statement. The farming industry in general has been mixed in …
Evidence presented to a Parliamentary select committee shows that excessive use of antibiotics on farms has led to the evolution of three antibiotic-resistant superbugs since 1998.
… The Ecologist | 15th January 2014 News Farming Food Health Evidence presented to a …
European report ranks UK application process for wind farms as amongst quickest, ahead of Spain and Portugal
Wind industry disputes 'quick' UK planning process claim The Ecologist | 22nd April 2010 News Energy Wind Planning Renewable windturbinesoffshore.jpg The UK now has 1GW of offshore wind capacity, …
Christmas dinner means only one thing for millions of us: turkey. But the intensively reared and genetically manipulated birds that most will consume this holiday season leave a nasty taste in the mouth
… 10 million are eaten at Christmas . Factory farming: it ain't just chickens While most of … reported elsewhere on the cruelty of factory farming – for instance, the suffering of pigs … to justify the ongoing cruelty of factory farming – so much of which is hidden behind …