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Brazilian GM crop surge reported
Ecologist
23rd February, 2010
Brazil becomes second biggest biotech grower after the US as industry predicts big increases in GM soybean, maize and cotton production in 2010 more...Vets turn to African herbs as animal drugs stop working
Ecologist
19th February, 2010
The west's veterinary drug drive is not working, say animal disease scientists who have started researching the effectiveness of plant-based treatments used in Ethiopia more...China using 'mind blowing' amount of fertiliser
Ecologist
14th February, 2009
Overuse of nitrogen fertilisers in China is leading to rapid soil acidification and is causing lasting damage to ecosystems, according to soil study more...'Old environmentalists' are challenging an obsession with land productivity
Matt Lobley and Michael Winter
11th February, 2010
Everyone has an opinion on how best to use land in the UK, but bridges need to be built between those who want to see every inch producing food and fuel, and those who believe that land means more than farming more...Boots, KFC, McDonalds ignore rainforest destruction survey
Ecologist
10th February, 2010
Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s have been praised for disclosing their ‘forest footprint’ but experts say that consumers are still not aware of the impact of their daily diet more...Jordans cereals switches to 'sustainable' palm oil
Ecologist
11th February, 2010
Major UK cereal brand switches to more sustainable sources of palm oil following interview with the Ecologist more...India bans planting of first GM food crop
Ecologist
9th February, 2010
Campaigners welcome decision to put on hold cultivation of genetically modified (GM) aubergine crop, Bt Brinjal, until 'safety of product' established more...Robert Kenner: Big Food will do everything to stop you talking about this
Laura Sevier
9th February, 2010
Filmmaker Robert Kenner's documentary Food Inc has shocked audiences across the US with its stark portrayal of industrial agriculture. And that's just the bits the lawyers let you see...more...
Cancer and pesticides: victims fight for justice
Diana Smith
4th February, 2010
After long battles, three farmers in France have won legal claims that their cases of cancer and Parkinson's disease were caused by working with pesticides. Now they want to help others fight similar cases more...Don't buy seeds; swap them
Jan Goodey
4th February, 2010
You can't buy a seed unless its strain has been expensively registered. But you can swap them with fellow gardeners, helping food growing and biodiversity to thrive more...UK overseas aid ignoring small scale agriculture
Ecologist
3rd February, 2010
Department for International Development (DfID) accused of failing to support long-term agricultural programmes and being obsessed with an 'industrial model' of food production more...Kraft takeover will hit Cadbury's ethical rating
Ecologist
28th January, 2010
Cadbury’s ethical rating expected to plummet if Kraft takeover bid goes ahead more...
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Temporary ban could see EU fish stocks bounce back
Ecologist
27th January, 2010
Scientists believe a ban on certain catches, including cod and plaice, could allow populations to recover, but their calls have been dismissed by the fishing industry more...Label EU pork: 'offspring of a sow in a crate'
Tracy Worcester
26th January, 2010
Simply labelling pig meat products with their country of origin won't change consumer behaviour. Telling people how it was produced just might more...Walls sausages reluctant to come clean on origin of pork
Ecologist
26th January, 2010
Owner of Walls, Mattessons and Richmond sausage brands says telling public where meat comes from would 'add cost' and 'jeopardise our brand positioning' more...Biochar could work, but not if linked to the market
James Bruges
25th January, 2010
Biochar's potential to improve tropical soils and store carbon in the ground is huge; but if linked to current market mechanisms it would be ripe for exploitation more...How to Make and Use Compost: The Ultimate Guide
Ed Hamer
25th January, 2010
Drawing from 40 years of composting experience, Nicky Scott's latest book will inspire confidence in beginners and give new techniques to veteran composters more...US used quarter of 2008 grain crop to make biofuel
Ecologist
25th January, 2010
More than a quarter of the total US grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year, according to a new analysis more...Greenwash award exposes Brazilian company
Ecologist
21st January, 2010
Brazilian cattle-ranching company named and shamed for destroying the land of an uncontacted tribe more...'Primark effect' still clogging up UK landfills
Ecologist
19th January, 2010
Calls to bring forward ban on recyclable material sent to landfill increase, as reports emerge of big increases in the quantity of textile waste being dumped more...Contractors using dangerous pesticides in UK schools
Ecologist
14th January, 2010
Survey finds that school children are being exposed to harmful pesticides, but schools claim safer alternatives would be 'uneconomic' more...Government agrees to supermarket watchdog
Ecologist
13th January, 2010
Supermarket ombudsman will enforce a new code of practice between retailers and their suppliers more...Peak phosphorus: our most important nutrient running out
Ewan Kingston
12th January, 2010
It has no synthetic alternative and some scientists believe supplies may already be in a terminal decline. But there is still no international effort to tackle the massive agricultural problems that will come when the phosphorus runs out more...Was 2009 the year the world turned against GM?
Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
11th January, 2010
Despite promising the world in 2009, biotech corporations have increasingly raised the hackles of scientists and citizens worldwide more...Georgina Downs takes pesticide case to European courts
Ecologist
9th January, 2010
UK court refuses to overturn appeal decision despite accusations it was ignoring evidence presented by the long-time pesticide campaigner more...