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Call for More Government Support for Farming Sector
2016-02-26 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The National Farmers Union has called on the British government strengthen the powers of the Grocery Codes Adjudicator to be extended across the supply chain.
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Curb Use of Antibiotics in Farming, EU Politicians Urge
2016-02-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - To fight the growing resistance of bacteria to today’s antibiotics, the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, said Environment and Public Health Committee MEPs on Wednesday.
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Scottish Farming Projects get Â2 million Boost
2016-02-17 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Government is providing £2 million to fund projects which will promote skills development, knowledge transfer, and deliver on-the-ground improvements to the farming sector in Scotland, Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced.
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Is urban farming only for rich hipsters?
2016-02-15 13:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Spending on ethical food and drink products including organic, Fairtrade, free range and freedom foods hit 8.4bn in the UK in 2013, making up 8.5% of all household food sales. By leveraging environmental credentials, such as local, sustainable and transparent production, a new wave of urban agriculture enterprises are justifying a premium price. But while a higher price point might better reflect the true cost of food production and help build a viable business, it can also exclude lower...
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Organic farming 'could be key to feeding world as global warming takes hold'
2016-02-15 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Organic farming long held to be irrelevant in tackling world hunger could be key to feeding the world as global warming takes hold, one of the biggest studies ever to be carried out into the contentious practice has concluded. The research, which has reviewed hundreds of studies stretching back over four decades, not only overturns conventional wisdom but contradicts Britains official Food Standards Agency, which has repeatedly attacked chemical-free agriculture. It adds to emerging evidence...
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