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Farm animal superbug worries

MRSA superbug threat to human health from infected farm animals

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Brussels takes pride in its new organic regulation

Brussels takes pride in its new organic regulation

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Supermarkets bad - box schemes god

The real expense of supermarket veg

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Not so bootiful now

What lessons has Bernard Matthews learned from the outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in his Suffolk turkeys.

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Deforestation diesel - the madness of biofuels

How sustainable are biofuels? Politicians love them, conservationists have a different view.

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Biofuels end cheap food

It’s official – biofuels are taking over as the main growth driver for agricultural demand. So says the world’s leading investment bank Goldman Sachs.

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How green are grocers?

A new mantra is sweeping the City of London, says Organic Research Centre director Lawrence Woodward – “Green is the new black”. Incredibly, key investors and opinion formers are ready to swallow such ideas that “Tesco is helping to set the pace in the fight against climate change”.

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GM Potato Trials Honesty

Honesty call for info on GM potato trials

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High tech Professor

Professor Bill McKelvey of the Scottish Agricultural College thinks a future hungry world cannot be fed by organic agriculture.

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Collapsing Colonies

Collapsing colonies – Are GM crops killing bees?

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Boxing clever

How good are organic box schemes

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Why not vaccinate?

German vets call for FMD preventive vaccination

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Organic megastore

US organic megastore – Whole Foods – arrives in London

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Bird flu in Suffolk

Bird flu H5N1 has been confirmed in Suffolk on an intensive turkey farm.

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Soil fertility partnership

The Organic Research Centre Elm Farm is one of the key partners in a new Defra-funded project examining soil fertility building

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Science of organic food quality

A growing body of scientific evidence from the EU and USA underlines the real additional benefits of organic foods.

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New Lab Launched

Laverstoke Park launches new Soil Foodweb lab. Seminar invitation to attend launch in May.

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Don’t blame migratory birds for Bird Flu

The cloud of suspicion over wild birds as primary vectors of the H5N1 virus is being lifted…

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Additional information Admin Officer OI

Additional information Admin Officer OI

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Administrative Officer job spec and description

Administrative Officer job spec and description

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Rome conference message

Rome conference says organic farming is the way to feed a hungry world running low on fossil fuels

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Recruitment: Biogas Programme Manager - application form

Recruitment: Biogas Programme Manager – application form

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