When I talk to people about air pollution sources they normally blame the nearest busy road. In new research, 16,000 people were asked where they…
View More Pollutionwatch: major sources of air pollution often overlookedTag: Farming
Government breaks promise to maintain ban on bee-harming pesticide
A pesticide believed to kill bees has been authorised for use in England despite an EU-wide ban two years ago and an explicit government pledge…
View More Government breaks promise to maintain ban on bee-harming pesticide‘Let’s get rid of friggin’ cows’ says creator of plant-based ‘bleeding burger’
Patrick Brown is on a mission: to eradicate the meat and fish industries by 2035. The CEO of Impossible Foods, a California-based company that makes…
View More ‘Let’s get rid of friggin’ cows’ says creator of plant-based ‘bleeding burger’UK’s beef herds could be key to sustainable farming, says report
The UK’s beef herd could be at the heart of a sustainable farming system that tackles both the climate and wildlife crises while producing sufficient…
View More UK’s beef herds could be key to sustainable farming, says reportGene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in England
Gene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in England for the first time under a consultation launched by the government on Thursday.…
View More Gene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in EnglandBrazilian beef farms ‘used workers kept in conditions similar to slavery’
Brazilian companies and slaughterhouses including the world’s largest meat producer, JBS, sourced cattle from supplier farms that made use of workers kept in slavery-like conditions,…
View More Brazilian beef farms ‘used workers kept in conditions similar to slavery’Record 500,000 people pledge to eat only vegan food in January
A record 500,000 people have signed up to the Veganuary challenge to eat only plant-based foods for a month. The milestone is double the number…
View More Record 500,000 people pledge to eat only vegan food in JanuaryReasons to be hopeful in 2021
A vaccine for HIV: ‘This is an incredibly exciting result’ The Covid-19 vaccinations captured the world’s attention in November yet, around the same time, researchers…
View More Reasons to be hopeful in 2021Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds
The cost of the climate damage caused by organic meat production is just as high as that of conventionally farmed meat, according to research. The…
View More Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study findsThe good old ways: can we still farm like our grandparents?
The family farmer ‘I can tell you a story about every cow’ Mary Ankers is back on the farm. In every direction there is a…
View More The good old ways: can we still farm like our grandparents?