Animal welfare concerns Britons more than food safety
Guardian Unlimited | 17 Nov 2010
EU-wide survey shows while cloning and GM foods dismay other countries, here livestock conditions cause the most worry. Britons seem more worried about the welfare of farm animals than health risks from food, an EU-wide survey revealed today. While concerns in the UK over pesticides, pollution,...
 United Kingdom | Agriculture | Agriculture and Fisheries | Biodiversity and Trade | Environmental Awareness

Grubs up: Eating insects
Guardian Unlimited | 13 Nov 2010
More than 1,000 types of insect are eaten in countries around the world. So why are we so squeamish? Carlene Thomas-Bailey talks to a man on a mission to change your mind. He's not a professional chef, but Marc Dennis has hosted a string of surprisingly successful dinner parties, particularly...
 England | Agriculture | Farming Practices

Natural winemaking
Guardian Unlimited | 09 Nov 2010
Video: Henrietta Lovell visits 'natural' winemaker Thierry Puzelat to see how he makes his wine an 'expression of the land' by keeping his vines herbicide and pesticide-free.
 United Kingdom | Agriculture | Agrochemicals | Biodiversity | Organic Farming

EU exec proposes ban on animal cloning for food
Reuters | 19 Oct 2010
The European Union announced plans on Tuesday to temporarily ban the use of animal cloning for food production, while allowing imports of food derived from the offspring of clones from the United States and elsewhere.
 Agriculture | European Union and Environment | Genetically Modified Organisms | Livestock | Science and Environment

Farmers next to GM fields benefit from pest reduction, study shows
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Oct 2010
US study finds reduced numbers of crop-damaging pests on corn farms that adjoin those growing GM crops. Farmers growing conventional corn next to GM crops can benefit from the reduction in crop-destroying pests without paying the premium for GM seeds, a new study has shown.The research, published...
 Agriculture | Farming Practices | Genetically Modified Organisms | Health and Environment

What we can learn from our hunter-gatherer ancestors | Caroline Wickham-Jones
Guardian Unlimited | 30 Sep 2010
The roots of our current problems of climate change and resource depletion go back 6,000 years to the arrival of farming. As an archaeologist my work is rooted in the past. As an inhabitant of the 21st century, I try to be "green". As an academic I am keen to re-awaken interest in the ancient hunter-gatherer population who lived in Britain before the arrival of farming 6,000 years ago.
 United Kingdom | Agriculture | Environmental Awareness

High-yield agriculture slows pace of global warming, say researchers
ScienceDaily.com | 15 Jun 2010
Advances in high-yield agriculture achieved during the so-called Green Revolution have not only helped feed the planet, but also have helped slow the pace of global warming by cutting the amount of biomass burned -- and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions -- when forests or grasslands are cleared for farming. Stanford researchers estimate those emissions have been trimmed by over half a trillion tons of carbon dioxide.
 United Kingdom | Agriculture | Global Warming

Most UK farmers say not feeling climate change
Reuters | 22 Apr 2010
An increasing number of British farmers say they are unaffected by climate change, a survey found on Friday.
 United Kingdom | Agriculture | Climate Change | Farming Practices

Changing climate for exotic crops
BBC World Service | 15 Apr 2010
From grapes to tea leaves - all manner of crops are now being grown in Wales as farmers diversify.
 Wales | Agriculture | Farming Practices

The Big Question: Should landowners be forced to give up space for allotments?
The Independent | 15 Sep 2009
The Big Question: Should landowners be forced to give up space for allotments?By Jerome TaylorTuesday, 15 September 2009 * Share The Independent Close o DiggDigg o del.icio.usdel.icio.us o FacebookFacebook o RedditReddit...
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