24 April 2013
For the first time the Climate Change Committee has included a detailed section on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in a carbon footprint report launched today. Although there has been a slight drop in C02e emissions from UK farming over th... |
24 April 2013
A practical day looking at increasing grass productivity through hands-on field assessment: providing guidance on rejuvenating, reseeding, and over-seeding; what varieties to sow and why; return on investment and aftercare of a new ley. |
23 April 2013
Joint Press Release: Soil Association, GeneWatch UK, EcoNexus, Food and Water Europe, GM Watch, Earth Open Source Campaign groups today welcomed news from Brazil that China plans to source non-GM soya for customers that want it (1). The organisation... |
22 April 2013
SRUC offers this high-level taught postgraduate course on a part-time online distance learning basis. Supported by a number of residential study weekends throughout the year, the course allows students to study in their own home or workplace. |
22 April 2013
South Lanarkshire Council are the first catering service in the UK to achieve the Food for Life Catering Mark for their community meals service. |
17 April 2013
The Scottish Government aims to publish a Stage 1 Consultation for the SRDP 2014-2020 in early May 2013. |
16 April 2013
Thainstone Mart, Inverurie will be holding an organic sale on Tuesday 23rd April 2013 . Entries are sought and enquiries can be made by emailing here or telephone 01467 623 700 |
15 April 2013
The Soil Association is consulting on whether frozen hospital and community meals could achieve the Food for Life Catering Mark (Catering Mark). We’d like to hear your views on whether meals served in these settings only where no proper kitchens are... |
15 April 2013
Today the Soil Association opens a month-long consultation on its Food for Life Catering Mark (Catering Mark). The consultation invites comments on proposed changes to the Catering Mark Standards to incorporate frozen hospital and community meals. |
12 April 2013
Following announcements from M&S, Sainsbury’s, Co-Op and Tesco that they will no longer require that the farm animals in their supply chains are fed a non GM diet, Peter Melchett, Policy Director of the Soil Association said; “Tesco and the Co-Op ar... |