Reports

• MRSA in farm animals and meat, 2007, [PDF, 1.5 MB]
  This report focuses on a major new antibiotic-resistance problem in farming, which may have serious consequences for human health. In some countries MRSA has been found in a large number of farm animals and in retail meat.
   
• Food and values, 2006 [PDF, 957 KB]
  Food and Values questions the Government's current agricultural policy and whether it is out of step with changes in people's values and Britain's food revolution.
   
• Too hard to crack - eggs with drug residues, 2004 [PDF, 740 KB]
  This report highlights to problem of dangerous drug residues found in millions of eggs. Too Hard to Crack is the fourth in the 'use and misuse of antibiotics' series.
   
• Batteries not included - organic farming and animal health, 2003 [PDF, 1.6 MB]
  Batteries not included looks at the major animal welfare benefits provided by organic farms, and the opportunities to further improve welfare for organic farm animals.
   
• Organic food and farming - myth and reality, 2001 [PDF, 174 KB]
  Produced as a resource for journalists, decision-makers, commentators and campaigners this report takes up the challenge of answering critics of the organic movement with factual, robust and well referenced information.
   
• Too hard to swallow - the truth about drugs and poultry, 2001 [PDF, 391 KB]
  Uncovering how government regulators have seriously misled the public about the high incidence of dangerous drug residues found in chicken and eggs.
   
• Biodiversity benefits of organic farming, 2000 [PDF, 102 KB]
  This report presents and reviews the findings of nine studies on the biodiversity supported by organic farming in the lowlands, compared to non-organic farming systems. From the individual findings, general conclusions are drawn.
   
• The use and misuse of antibiotics in UK agriculture - resistance and human health, 1999
  Examining the extent to which the use of antibiotics in agriculture contributes to the development of resistant strains of bacteria which may compromise human health.