13 June 2012
New research by Dutch scientists has found much lower levels of antibiotic use and prevalence of MRSA on organic pig farms compared with non-organic pig farms.
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12 June 2012
The Low Carbon Farming project events moved to Kent during the sunny week in late May with a sucessful day at Commonwork Farm, Bore Place. The morning session was held in the farm's 'low carbon' conference centre where delegates heard a variety of f...
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07 June 2012
Dutch scientists have found much lower levels of antibiotic use and prevalence of MRSA on organic pig farms compared with non-organic pig farms [1].
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06 June 2012
Nominations will open next week [17 June] for the BBC Food & Farming Awards. Now in their thirteenth year the awards have helped to transform and celebrate the lives of the unsung heroes of the food world including school dinner cooks, small traditi...
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01 June 2012
With practically every organic market in the world showing positive growth, our own UK market is widely seen as the exception to the rule. As the Soil Association's Organic Market Report 2012 shows, organic export business has been one of the UK mar...
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01 June 2012
A new animal welfare tool is being launched to help improve the lives of millions of dairy cows across the UK through practical, reliable and scientifically robust methods of direct observation. [1]
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30 May 2012
The University of Greenwich , which has been awarded the Soil Association's bronze Food for Life Catering Mark across all of its catering services, has become the newest name at the top of The People and Planet Green League. Awarded 55 out of a poss...
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30 May 2012
Stirling Council in Scotland has been awarded the prestigious bronze Food for Life Catering Mark form the Soil Association for serving fresh and healthy meals in 37 primary schools. This guarantees that all 2,000 meals served every weekday are fresh...
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