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How Big Ag tied "regen" to synthetic chemical inputs and shaped European farming policy
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (817+ words) The same multi-billion-dollar companies producing synthetic agrochemicals are also lobbying for "regen agriculture". David Burrows smells a rat. 4th June 2026 " David Burrows " 0 Comments Nature, farming, and environmental groups have warned that the term "regenerative" in relation to food production is being…...
News from the farm: Humbling river pebbles and devolution
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (113+ words) Centralised farming policies are the norm, but unless shaped by local knowledge and lived experience, they're doomed to fail, warns Guy Singh-Watson 4th June 2026 " Guy Singh-Watson " 0 Comments Find out what three main routes to sustainable farming actually mean and how to…...
A future food system that ignores climate change is contributing to the crisis
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1049+ words) The food system crisis has been a long time in the making, so why are measures to tackle it stubbornly short-sighted? Asks David Burrows. 28th May 2026 " David Burrows " 0 Comments The UK Treasury wants supermarkets to introduce voluntary price caps on key…...
The silently rising suicide rate within the farming sector
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1008+ words) Poor mental health in farming is up to 46% higher than in other professions, writes Nick Easen 26th May 2026 " Nick Easen " 0 Comments One young farmer was only 24 years-old when he was found dead in a wooded area of Lincolnshire. He had taken…...
WL Meets: Professor Tim Lang, on lack of national preparedness for crises & how to fix it
1+ week, 2+ day ago (967+ words) Shorter supply chains, government action and an unleashing of creativity " among other things " are on this "retired" professor"s wishlist 26th May 2026 " Anna-Marie Julyan " 0 Comments Understandably, it has captured the zeitgeist. The day before we speak there was a one-day conference…...
Systemic status quo" of horrific welfare standards at EU mega-farms linked to antimicrobial resistance
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1190+ words) Two separate investigations in Spain and Hungary found poorest welfare conditions to be the norm within largest industrial chicken farms 21st May 2026 " The AGtivist " 0 Comments Reader warning: the report below includes many extremely upsetting descriptions relating to animals. Graphic new evidence…...
Farming is the most dangerous occupation in the UK " meet the Yellow Wellies working to change that
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (831+ words) One in every five workplace deaths happens in the agriculture sector. Nick Easen explores why and what is being done to improve this stark statistic. 7th May 2026 " Nick Easen " 0 Comments The numbers are alarming. According to the Health and Safety Executive…...
News from the farm: The 170-year squeeze that led to cheap food and Grievous Biological Harm
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (119+ words) This "probably carcinogenic" weedkiller is found in bread, beer, baked goods and more "so why won't the UK follow the EU's lead, and ban its use in pre-harvest desiccation? Asks Guy Singh-Watson 6th May 2026 " Guy Singh-Watson " 0 Comments Find out what three…...
Farm Stories: A love letter to small-scale farming in Shropshire
4+ week, 1+ day ago (530+ words) Farmer & author of "A Life Worth Eating", Samantha Gray, shares the quiet realities that bring us our food 6th May 2026 " Samantha Gray " 0 Comments For nearly fifteen years, my family and I lived by the daily routine of food. Not menus, recipes…...
News from the farm: It seemed to work for a while, but now we need a plan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (223+ words) The free market will never provide the right solutions for people and planet, argues Guy Singh-Watson 23rd April 2026 " Guy Singh-Watson " 0 Comments It's not just the 40% of food that we import that is vulnerable " what we produce in the UK is highly…...
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