Category: News and events

Global rethink on biofuels

Global rethink on biofuels urged by FAO chief

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The challenge of cutting energy use on organic farms

It’s all rather circular – farms both produce and consume energy. Much recent attention has been focused on farm-sourced biofuels, but a recent Soil Association conference reminded us that farms themselves are major energy consumers.

Posted in News and events, Research
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GM crop policy farce

Defra stalls on coexistence policy for GM crops

Posted in EFRC, News and events
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How processed do you want your organic food?

Should processing and additives be applied to organic foods?

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Sheep Scab Defeats Organic Production?

An animal health crisis is threatening the future viability of organic sheep production in the UK.

Posted in News, News and events
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Black stem rust of wheat: a re-awakening nightmare?

Back in eighteenth century Europe, a man called Tozzetti noted that black stem rust disease of wheat was worse in fields where barberry…

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A Sense of Public Duty

A Sense of Public Duty – Thoughts on Compensation for Bernard Matthews

Posted in EFRC, News and events
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