Tag: agriculture

Call for action to prioritise sustainable British food in schools and hospitals

The Soil Association has urged the UK government to take bolder steps…

Charlee Singleton

How to export organic products worldwide

Exports have become a way to expand the customer base, increase sales,…

Charlee Singleton

Roger Kerr announces resignation as OF&G CEO

Roger Kerr has announced he is stepping down from the roll of…

Charlee Singleton

The Fairtrade Foundation marks three decades with an urgent appeal

Today, the Fairtrade Foundation has published its 30th Anniversary Report, celebrating decades…

Charlee Singleton

How food producers can reduce food miles and support UK farming

Dominie Fearn, founder of sustainable food producer the Wild Hare Group, looks…

Dominie Fearn

Intensive animal farming ‘single most risky human behaviour’ for pandemics

A report by ProVeg International highlights ‘a fundamental and often-overlooked’ link between…

Jane Wolfe

Britain needs to ‘grow up’ when it comes to food security

This was the message from Professor Tim Lang at the OFC Bitesize…

Jane Wolfe

Rainforest Alliance publishes new Certification Program

The Rainforest Alliance has enhanced its sustainability certification, with the publication of…

Jane Wolfe

SFT calls for all UK political parties to commit to key food policies

The Sustainable Food Trust is urging UK political parties to prioritize the…

Jane Wolfe

Harvard’s take on how to slow climate control

The UK can slow the climate clock by converting animal farmland to…

Dominika Piasecka

Browning highlights ‘serious impact’ of no-deal Brexit on UK organic sector in open letter to Gove

The chief executive of the Soil Association, Helen Browning, has written an…

Jane Wolfe

Gove pushed on organic commitment at thriving ‘real farming’ event

Delegates at last week’s Oxford Real Farming Conference pushed the Environment Secretary Michael Gove…

Michael Wale

Post-Brexit food supply challenges: a pragmatic approach is needed

Whether the UK and EU achieve a Brexit agreement or fail to…

Ana Rotaru

Organic farmland on the up

The number of British producers farming organically has increased by almost 2%,…

Rosie Greenaway

State of Nature report says farming intensity is driving nature loss in the UK

The 2016 State of Nature report published today by a coalition of…

Jane Wolfe

Organic farmer Oliver Dowding is appointed Green Party agriculture spokesperson.

Organic farmer Oliver Dowding has been appointed as the Green Party’s new…

Jim Manson

Organic can safeguard against new “food imperialism” — DiMatteo

Organic agriculture can act as a safeguard against “a new imperialism in…

Jim Manson