The pub: going down
Lauren Leek says Britain’s pub crisis is about far more than pints. It is about the quiet disappearance of places that hold communities together. My brother is coming to London …
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Eating your way out of a rut
For a healthy source of meat, venison could be fair game but beware what you wish for. Lachlan Kenneally writes. The UK’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) …
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The pernicious problems fuelling the rise in food prices
Resilience emerged as a watchword for the food industry last year as the impacts of climate change hit companies, large and small, harder and where it really hurts. “The cocoa …
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Manure-to-energy project touted as climate fix emits thousands of tons of methane
A Wisconsin project dubbed the “world’s largest manure biogas project” emits nearly 5,000 metric tons of climate-warming methane annually, roughly equivalent to emissions from 30,000 gasoline-powered vehicles, according to state …
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Farming’s big plastic problem – and emerging solutions
Roughly 135,500 tonnes of plastic waste is generated by farms each year, according to the Chartered Institute of Waste Management. But these old figures may well be an underestimate since there’s …
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Lack of agroecological funding could be costing us our future
Over many decades, vast sums of money for innovation in farming including seeds, crop applications and new technologies has come from those large enterprises and organisations that can extract value …
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Drought spreads beyond Kenya’s arid north, plunging herders into crisis
SHOMPOLE, Kenya, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The dozens of cow and goat carcasses scattered around Maria Katanga’s family compound testify to the grinding impact of an ongoing drought on Kenya’s …
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How will weight-loss jabs change the food industry?
Consumers are surrounded by food that is highly conducive to weight gain. No one likes dieting and very few have lasting success. But now weight-loss injections are seen as gamechangers, …
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Regenerative Agriculture Finally Has a Seat at the Table at USDA
Something unusual and long overdue recently took place at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Two regenerative agriculture pioneers, Rick Clark of Indiana and Blake Alexander of California, stood alongside …
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AI’s green-energy goal is devastating Taiwan’s coastal villages
The Taiwanese semiconductor industry’s power demand is forecast to grow eightfold by 2028. Rapid expansion of wind energy to support the demand is impacting the livelihoods of oyster farmers and …
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