03 June 2010
Lawrence Woodward OBE is stepping down as Director of the Organic Research Centre. He will be succeeded by Professor Nic Lampkin, who has been joint director with Lawrence since February 2009.
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02 June 2010
Professor Brian Wynne, vice chairman of a steering group set up by the Food Standards Agency to gauge the public mood on genetically modified (GM) food, has resigned in protest at the use of taxpayer's money to promote pro-GM 'propaganda'.
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28 May 2010
This article is largely based upon a report written by Andrew Baker to HRH The Prince of Wales in February 2009, following Andrew's first trip to meet a small group of Indian farmers in the Punjab, all of whom had decided to convert to organic produ...
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28 May 2010
The role of livestock in farming systems has been at the centre of a debate in recent years, with concern about their greenhouse gas (GHS) emissions suggesting we need to reduce the amount of red meat we eat on climate change grounds. Richard Young ...
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28 May 2010
Historically, habitats of the greatest value for wildlife were largely the by-product of farming decisions. It is a recent phenomenon that farming has been able to eliminate wildlife and use land as a feedstock for an industrial process. As a result...
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28 May 2010
Professor Robb wrote the Editorial Notes for the January 1964 edition of Mother Earth in the interregnum between the death of Jorian Jenks, the journal’s editor since 1946, and the appointment of Robert Waller. What follows below is an abridged vers...
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25 May 2010
While organic agriculture has a key role to play in meeting the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century, it is hindered by an elaborate framework of standards and certification procedures. How well is organic farming positioned to meet these ch...
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25 May 2010
Soil Association Scotland is hoping to promote Scotland's finest organic products at its stand at the Roal Highland Show on 24-27 June 2010.
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21 May 2010
The Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative has signed up TV presenter Kate Humble for the new phase of its £2 million campaign to promote organic milk.
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20 May 2010
Soil Association Scotland is producing a series of case studies, under its Climate Change Programme, to highlight how individual farmers are meeting the challenges of climate change – and to encourage other farmers to consider what they can do to ad...
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