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BASF and Bayer among firms selling chemicals to sugar industry despite links to cancer and reproductive problemsPesticides banned in the EU because of their links to human health risks are being exported and used on farms in Brazil supplying Nestlé, an…
Study suggests antimicrobial used to promote livestock growth breeds bacteria more resistant to our natural defencesThe blanket use of antibiotics in farming has led to the emergence of bacteria that are more resistant to the human immune system, scien…
Police in Queensland’s Western Downs acknowledge the thefts are likely the work of organised groupsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThieves in regional Queensland are stealing copper wiring from farm equipment as…
John Price jailed after admitting ‘wanton’ destruction of one of UK’s most unspoiled riversA farmer has been jailed for “the worst case of riverside destruction” seen by environmental authorities after ripping up 1.5km of the River Lugg in Herefordshir…
Firearms officers say they were forced to kill animal after it charged at people near a primary schoolA bull on the loose has been shot dead by police after frightening people near a primary school in Cheshire.Firearms officers in Haslington, Cheshire,…
Government introduced restrictions last year in attempt to curb spread of bird fluBritish free range eggs will soon start returning to supermarket shelves, following the lifting of restrictions introduced last year by the government in an attempt to cu…
Madrid says regional authorities’ proposals for water use threaten Doñana world heritage siteSpain’s environment minister has accused the Andalucían regional government of engaging in “short-term electoral demagoguery” and playing into the hands of the…
UK’s 9.4m cattle produce 14% of human-related emissions, mostly from belching, but green groups remain scepticalCows in the UK could be given “methane blockers” to reduce their emissions of the greenhouse gas as part of plans to achieve the country’s c…
Exclusive: Australian company resurrects flesh of lost species to demonstrate potential of meat grown from cellsA mammoth meatball has been created by a cultivated meat company, resurrecting the flesh of the long-extinct animals.The project aims to dem…
Farming Simulator lets customers test out new trailers, balers and other machinery before buying the real thingTractors are commonly sold to farmers at agricultural fairs and announced in the trade press. But machinery makers are falling over themselve…