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Volatile weather patterns may be altering taste of juniper berries – a key botanical in the spirit – scientists sayThe flavour of a gin and tonic may be impacted by climate change, scientists have found.Volatile weather patterns, made more likely by cl…
Planning permission quashed by high court after officials failed to consider impact of spreading manure on landPlanning permission for a poultry megafarm in Shropshire has been overturned in a ruling that campaigners have welcomed as a win for cleaner …
Prime minister urged to ensure £1.6bn trade agreement does not undermine industry with influx of lower-welfare meatA trade deal with Gulf states could severely undermine British farmers by allowing the importation of low-welfare meat, the National Farm…
Exclusive: Wensum and Tone found to have high concentrations of chemicals that are toxic to aquatic lifeDangerous modern pesticides used in agriculture and pet flea treatment have been detected for the first time in English rivers, research has found.S…
Nature and farmers’ groups cautiously welcome spending review as there were fears Treasury wanted bigger cutsUK politics live – latest updatesLabour is cutting the farming budget in England by £100m a year, spending review figures show.Despite the decr…
Welfare of sows confined to farrowing crates was compromised and they displayed signs of extreme stress, experts sayThe use of restrictive pens to temporarily house pregnant pigs in the UK severely compromises their welfare, can traumatise them and sho…
Intensive livestock farms such as those found across the US are spreading across the continent, according to new dataAmerican-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the con…
Institute for Fiscal Studies says Treasury figures for projected efficiency savings are not credibleUK on track to become a ‘National Health State’, says thinktankRachel Reeves is now on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Susannah Reid and Richard Madeley are…
Grocers turning to Australia, Poland and Uruguay for meat, prompting claim they are undermining British farmersCheap chicken and beef from Australia, Poland and Uruguay is on the rise on UK supermarket shelves, according to the National Farmers’ Union,…
Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communitiesConservationists have launched a campaign to revoke the Lake District’s Unesco world heritage status, arguing that it promotes unsustain…