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Soil Association gives bee evidence to parliament

20 November 2012

The Soil Association has given evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into Insects and Insecticides. Speaking to MPs on Wednesday 21 November policy director Peter Melchett and policy manager Emma Hockridge called on ...

Soil Association gives evidence to protect bees at parliamentary inquiry

20 November 2012

On Wednesday 21 November the Soil Association will give evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into Insects and Insecticides. The Soil Association is calling for the Government to take strong action against one of the...

Human health risk from farm antibiotics

16 November 2012

The Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics is calling on Minister of State for Agriculture, David Heath MP, to ban the use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in poultry production to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance in campylobacter and other infectio...

Oakcroft - Historic organic market garden to let

14 November 2012

Oakcroft Organic Gardens in Malpas, Cheshire, one of the oldest organically certified market gardens, in the UK is looking for a tenant.Owner and founder Mehr Fardoonji describes its history and this exciting next step in its future.

New study shows the pesticide Roundup is not properly regulated and appears more often in British bread

12 November 2012

A new paper published in the journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology highlights wide-ranging problems in regulation of the pesticide glyphosate over many years.

New study shows the pesticide Roundup is not properly regulated – as it appears more often in British bread

12 November 2012

A paper [1] published in the journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology highlights wide-ranging problems in regulation of the pesticide glyphosate over many years.

Soil Association Licensees Meet the Ocado Buyers

07 November 2012

Great feedback from our “meet the buyer event” with Ocado on 10th October 2012, when we managed to get almost 70 Soil Association licencees in front of the buying team at Ocado HQ in Hatfield.

Organic September Results

07 November 2012

The aim of our month-long promotion was to boost the market for organic products. And we achieved that, with a healthy 7.7% increase in sales over the previous month, thanks to a variety of promotions by retailers, producers and wholesalers all arou...

Soil Association’s 66th AGM looks towards ban on neonicotinoids

01 November 2012

The Soil Association AGM will hear today that the continued use of neonicotinoid pesticides is resulting in the decline of honey bees and other pollinators. Soil Association members from across the UK will gather at the 66th AGM held in London on 31...

Scottish organic forum event report

24 October 2012

Earlier this month organic farmers, growers and processors from across Scotland had an opportunity to network, share best practice and hear from key industry professionals at the first Scottish Organic Forum event.
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