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- ...gn genes. Levels of acceptable contamination have not been set and organic farming standards are likely to demand zero levels. ...gn genes. Levels of acceptable contamination have not been set and organic farming standards are likely to demand zero levels.13 KB (2,036 words) - 12:44, 19 February 2007
- Supermarkets have long been criticised for destroying farming in the UK. Asda has portrayed itself as friendly to farmers, even by organi64 KB (10,114 words) - 13:16, 8 September 2009
- * Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming http://www.sustainweb.org3 KB (361 words) - 12:50, 8 September 2009
- ...in the debate, but its appearance coincided with an accelerating crisis in farming and rural communities generally, and it has been able to capitalise on this30 KB (4,403 words) - 10:20, 10 August 2011
- ...removed from the reality of grassroots farmers and not working for British farming".15 The same goes for office holders. In the words of Marie Skinner, a popular farming activist and grassroots candidate (i.e. non-council member) for the Deputy7 KB (1,126 words) - 14:52, 4 September 2009
- ...amily farms and the long term economic and environmental sustainability of farming worldwide and that one organisation cannot effectively represent their very ...action Network (ACTIN).29 The involvement of corporations like these in US farming has reduced many farmers to contract growers depedent on a single corporati15 KB (2,437 words) - 14:54, 4 September 2009
- The NFU also claims to support organic farming. However, the Soil Association will not certify any crop as ‘organic’ i ...d farmworkers worldwide and the promotion of chemical intensive methods of farming over and above all others, was not.17 KB (2,746 words) - 14:50, 4 September 2009
- ...at the NFU is inching its way into the 21st century in its analysis of the farming crisis. ...rugged their shoulders at the idea of co-operatives as the solution to the farming crisis. Whilst it may be part of the solution, without at least some regula4 KB (676 words) - 14:51, 4 September 2009
- ...sting NFU leadership team. He used his column, 'Smith's Soapbox' in Arable Farming to canvas support for the plan amongst its 20,000 readers. These rumours al4 KB (600 words) - 14:48, 4 September 2009
- ...r percentages of younger farmers (71% of those between 16-44) and women in farming (75%) wanted a new organisation.: * A fifth (18%) had lapsed their membersh ...d by agrifood corporations, the USA and the liberalisation of trade in the farming crisis. It has build bridges with environmental groups and forged strong in8 KB (1,236 words) - 11:16, 7 May 2007
- ...mselves. Meanwhile, their small and family farmer members, whose system of farming is proven to be more environmentally and socially beneficial, are going to ...rassroots, and who are attempting to educate farmers in the reality of the farming crisis. Many of these organisations are calling for the regulation of multi1 KB (226 words) - 14:44, 4 September 2009
- ...ering his relative youth (younger than most farmers) and seeming lack of a farming background, he has nevertheless ascended to the giddy heights of the NFU. I ...d employing intensive industrial methods. In his vision, the only value of farming to society is to be a profitable business.7 KB (1,189 words) - 17:03, 19 February 2007
- ==Farming interests== Haskin’s farm in Yorkshire is managed by an independent farming company along with his eldest son, Paul and his wife, Gilda. The farm belon6 KB (946 words) - 16:33, 5 May 2007
- ==Undue political influence in determining the future of farming== ...o come up with ‘a plan to develop a sustainable, competitive and diverse farming and food sector’ by December 2001. Instead they appointed Sir Don Curry,21 KB (3,344 words) - 16:34, 5 May 2007
- The Guardian has a substantial section the farming crisis. www.guardian.co.uk ...tic of corporatised agriculture. He has a good section on supermarkets and farming on: www.monbiot.com. Also see his book ‘Captive State: The Corporate Take506 bytes (77 words) - 16:35, 5 May 2007
- ...tion of genetic engineering, excessive transportation, promoting intensive farming, paying producers low prices, and destroying small businesses, among other3 KB (443 words) - 16:42, 29 January 2015
- ...y out of business. Despite the general culture of isolation and despair in farming, several protests have taken place against supermarkets. It is difficult to Sainsbury's cannot be the saviour of British farming because it cannot deal on a human scale. It can only achieve apparently che12 KB (1,893 words) - 18:32, 19 February 2007
- ...have been intensively farmed at the expense of small farmers, traditional farming methods and the environment. The use of centralised distribution centres al =====Industrialisation of farming to feed EU shoppers=====66 KB (10,141 words) - 14:54, 13 July 2016
- ...ement Today says, 'It's those values that tell him he's right to fight the farming and corner-shop lobbies...Some farmers who can't match the quality he deman13 KB (1,933 words) - 17:55, 29 July 2007
- ...Welcome reception, and co-ran a fringe debate 'Promising the Earth? Food, Farming and Rural Communities': presumably a fascinating 'greenwash' occasion consi ...resented Blair on the Rural Recovery Task Force, set up to rebuild British farming after the foot and mouth crisis. He also helped to run the Cabinet Office's24 KB (3,559 words) - 01:27, 24 March 2014
