farming
Supply chain
Latest Fairtrade product sales figures show shoppers care 'more about Fairtrade than ever', organisation claims
30 June 2020
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3 min read
Risk
Investors warn that the animal protein industry must urgently reduce routine antibiotic use to stop antibiotic-resistant superbugs from causing a future pandemic.
03 June 2020
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3 min read
Policy
Net zero can help farmers 'build a better, climate smart business' Batters tells BusinessGreen, but major challenges lie ahead
21 May 2020
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15 min read
Management
Agriculture faces a more challenging ride to net-zero than other sectors, warn the analysts, due to the sector being enormous in scale yet highly decentralised.
07 May 2020
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4 min read
Energy
Enormous greenhouses the size of the O2 Arena could allow the UK to become self-sufficient in tomatoes and cucumbers, according to Low Carbon Farming
15 April 2020
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4 min read
Venture Capital
Green investor Earthworm ups its support for London food technology firm as it eyes significant growth for urban and indoor farming
03 April 2020
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3 min read
Legislation
Long awaited proposals for Environmental Land Management scheme announced, as government looks to reward farmers for environmental efforts such as tree planting, flood protection, and wildlife restoration
25 February 2020
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5 min read
Legislation
Defra to table updated Agriculture Bill in Parliament today, promising radical overhaul of 'bureaucratic' EU farming subsidies
16 January 2020
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7 min read
Climate change
Scientists warn climate change could cause collapse in vital ocean currents that would upend UK weather patterns and endanger food production
13 January 2020
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2 min read
Biomass
Defra statistics show 1.6 per cent of UK's arable land was used to grow bioenergy crops for transport fuel, electricity, and biogas production last year
13 January 2020
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2 min read
