30 April 2013
The Soil Association believes the proposed new EU regulation on the marketing of plant reproductive material will put the future of our plant biodiversity at risk. It will have a disastrous effect on the availability of rare varieties and farmers’ v... |
29 April 2013
Emma Hockridge, Soil Association Head of Policy said; "This is a victory not only for the bees and other pollinators, but for independent science against the political, pro-pesticide position adopted by UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and the... |
29 April 2013
The Soil Association Land Trust exists to safeguard farmland and currently owns four organic farms in the South West of England. So its recently acquired eight-acre field in Perthshire, Scotland was something of an anomaly amongst these 100-acre tra... |
26 April 2013
Sales of organic products through the main supermarkets have risen significantly during the past two months and are performing better than the previous 10 months. According to Kantar Worldpanel data, the 12 week year-on-year trend for organic food t... |
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. |