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Campaigners urge leading poultry producer Avara Foods to fund reparations for pollution from its chicken farm suppliersAvara Foods, a leading supplier of chicken to Tesco, is being urged by campaigners to pay reparations to help clean up the River Wye….
Moree Plains company found guilty of knowingly taking water with faulty metering equipment for crops such as cottonSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityA Moree Plains irrigato…
Exclusive: Misguided policies have hurt small-scale farms while enriching agribusinesses and corporate lobbyists, analysis showsTwo decades of misguided US dairy policies centered around boosting milk production and export markets have hurt family-scal…
Major environmental plan includes tackling sewage spills and restoring wildlife habitats but critics question lack of fundingFarmers will be key to plan to restore England’s green spaces and wildlifeEvery household will be within a 15-minute walk of a …
Scientists identify parts of ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation and suggest it could constitute 10% of human diet to reduce impact of agricultureAn area of ocean almost the size of Australia could support commercial seaweed farming around the world…
Farmers will be eligible for funding for up to 280 actions that protect environment under new systemNew farm subsidies regime could be great for nature – if properly fundedFarmers in England will be able to receive government funding for up to 280 diff…
Environmentalists are giving England’s newly announced post-Brexit subsidies system a cautious welcomeDetails of long-awaited farm subsidies overhaul in England revealedFarmers in England have waited six years to find out what they will be paid by the …
Appetite for organic food continues from Covid boom but firm warns inflation and rising costs are eating into profitsThe organic vegetable box company Riverford doubled its dividend to its founder, Guy Singh-Watson, to £850,000 last year and tripled it…
Farmers who have taken regenerative approach hail birds as indication of ecosystem healthAlmost as soon as Johnny Haimes took up regenerative farming – replacing arable fields with herb-rich pasture so cattle could graze outside all year round – a dist…
Study measured glyphosate in urine and found high levels associated with signs of oxidative stressNew research by top US government scientists has found that people exposed to the widely used weedkilling chemical glyphosate have biomarkers in their uri…