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2018 Was the Year We Acknowledged That Climate Catastrophe Is Imminent
Even if government fail to act, there is no denying the state of our current condition.
This New Super Crop Could Change the Way We Grow Wheat
British researchers claim the new GM wheat crop can photosynthesize more efficiently to produce higher yields.
What Will Happen to EU-Protected Food Names After Brexit?
Producers of Protected Designation of Origin foods like Cornish pasties and Melton Mowbray pork pies are worried the authenticity seal will be lost to Theresa May’s “hard” Brexit.
Bee-Eating Hornets Are the Latest Threat to British Agriculture
There’s more bad news for honeybees as the UK’s Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs confirms a sighting of the bee-eating Asian hornet in Gloucestershire.
Thousands of Baby Goats Are Dying So You Can Eat Goat Cheese Salad
Being of no use to goat milk farmers, 40,000 male goats are slaughtered at birth in the UK every year. But thanks to a growing appetite for goat meat dishes, this could be set to change.
Brits Are Eating More Pizza and Drinking Less Tea
According to new data from the government’s National Food Survey, Britain is falling out of love with traditional staples like tea, toast, and fish and chips.
British Pig Farmers May Soon Become a Thing of the Past
It has never been easy to be a farmer, but to be a British pig farmer today is really bad news. The average UK pig-only farmer will see his yearly income drop by 46 percent in 2016.
Lasers Could Help Britain Make Better Wine
The UK Department for Food and Rural Affairs has released new 3D laser mapping data designed to “revolutionise the English wine industry by helping growers identify new land.” But are the winemakers convinced?
More Evidence the UK's Badger Cull Isn't the Best Way to Prevent TB in Cattle
Another statistical model suggests that culling badgers to prevent bovine TB might not be the best way forward.
The UK’s Most Widely Used Weed Killer Could Be Making Bread Toxic
In July, the UK’s Soil Association called for a ban on the use of glyphosate on wheat, a herbicide used by non-organic farmers to control weeds, saying that it could be carcinogenic.
Scientists Say Pesticides Are Causing the Beepocalypse
A new countrywide field study has uncovered the first evidence of a link between certain pesticide use and honeybee decline in England and Wales, contrary to UK government claims that mites and weather conditions are to blame.