Farming UK
Only female chickens produce eggs, so millions of newborn male chicks are killed each year. Here’s how gene editing could put an end to this cruel practice
Pressure has been growing for some time on the layer sector to end the culling of male chicks, which are ...
Gene editing could yield swine flu-resistant pigs, cutting the risk of another pandemic
[Swine flu] was transmitted to humans across the world in the 2009 pandemic and led to pig industry costs of ...
52% of UK consumers say farmers should have access to gene-edited crops, survey finds
The public have highlighted their worry over the fragility of the food system in the face of Covid-19, climate change ...
Cross-party proposal aims ‘to liberate’ UK biotech sector from EU agricultural gene-editing rules
A cross-party group of MPs and Lords have called for .... ditching EU rules which block the access to precision ...
Sustainable bacon: CRISPR-edited pigs could survive deadly disease, but public support key to success
Genome editing could be a ‘key tool’ in improving the efficiency of UK pig production and could help in tackling ...
Farming without pesticides could double crop losses, boost global food prices, UK economist warns
The average UK family grocery bill could increase by more than [$977] over the course of a year without the ...
UK issues emergency use exemption for neonicotinoid insecticide to prevent virus spread in sugar beets
An 120-day emergency authorization has been granted for the use of an insecticide for the control of peach–potato aphids to ...
Could spider venom replace some synthetic pesticides on the farm?
A major new project will see the use of spiders’ natural toxins to offer a more sustainable approach to crop ...
UK National Farmers Union: Neonicotinoid ban could compromise crop protection
The NFU has called the decision to ban the use of neonicotinoids to all outdoor crops as a "regrettable decision ...
EU delays vote on complete ban of neonicotinoid insecticides until next year
The European Commission has delayed a vote on the banning of three neonicotinoids to include all outdoor crops. Member states ...
EU may vote on complete ban of neonicotinoid insecticides this week
EU countries are poised to vote on a proposal to introduce tougher restrictions on three neonicotinoids in the coming days ...
UK environmental groups ramp up effort to ban ‘bee-harming’ neonicotinoids
Environmental group Friends of the Earth has released a YouGov survey showing that over three quarters of the UK public ...
UK farmers have ‘deep concerns’ over potential EU neonicotinoid ban, survey shows
British arable farmers have deep concerns regarding the European Commission's proposal to ban all outdoor uses of neonicotinoid seed treatments ...
Glyphosate herbicide not an ‘endocrine disruptor’, European Food Safety Authority concludes
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that the world's most used pesticide, glyphosate, does not have endocrine disrupting ...
Glyphosate herbicide ban could cost UK farmers $1.2 billion, reduce tax revenue
New figures show the potentially devastating impact of a ban on glyphosate to the British economy and the agricultural sector, ...
UK government advisors: Farmers’ emergency application for neonicotinoid insecticide use should be refused
The National Farming Union’s (NFU) application for an emergency authorisation for neonicotinoid seed treatments is not looking hopeful as Government ...
‘Glyphosate is vital’: Scottish farmers launch campaign to support herbicide’s reauthorization
As the EU decision on whether or not to re-authorise the herbicide glyphosate approaches, a farming union has called on ...
UK farmers apply for emergency use of neonicotinoids to protect rapeseed crop
The National Farmers Union (NFU) ... announced [February 7] that it has applied for emergency use of neonicotinoid seed treatments ...
UK votes support for first GMO crop since 1998, breaking with EU
A UK vote to approve EU proposals to authorise the first new GM crops for cultivation since 1998 suggests the ...
EU close to agreement to allow individual country votes on GMO approvals and bans
Long-awaited draft plans to allow EU member states to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms ...
United Kingdom could see GM crops in fields next year under new proposal
The European Union Environment Council have voted yes on a proposal that could see GM crops planted in U.K. fields ...
UK: Tesco accused of ‘breaking promises’ on GM feed
The following is an edited excerpt. Anti-GM group GM Freeze have accused Tesco of breaking a promise to phase out ...
European court confirms right to cultivate GM crops
A decision by the European Court of Justice has clarified the legal requirements concerning the cultivation of GM crops within ...
Is it now time for GM?
2012 is the 16th year in which commercial GM crops have been grown and incorporated in feedstuffs. Since the introduction ...
European activists link up against GM wheat
Around 200 protestors from across the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium have been marching against the return of open air ...
Farmers challenge GM trials on BBC’s Newsnight
Conventional wheat farmer Peter Lundgren will join other GM sceptics in a public debate on Rothamsteds GM wheat trial hosted ...
