As we approach a new year we are inevitably drawn towards reflection. Since beginning this site in February we have seen a huge number of issues come to the fore, many of which I have not been able to write about. This article will look briefly at some of the key news we have seenContinueContinue reading “Environmental Reflections on 2013”
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Some thoughts on CAP modulation
Anyone who keeps up to date with farming news will be well aware that the figures for the extent of modulation from Pillar 1 to Pillar 2 payments under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy have been published. I have listened, as a relative bystander, with some interest, to the various opinions voiced on this matter,ContinueContinue reading “Some thoughts on CAP modulation”
A message from British farmers to British customers
Bees, Neonics and the future of food
The crisis of the disappearing bees is one that people at large remain largely oblivious to or unconcerned about. Since the early observations of CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) around the world, bee keepers and scientists have been trying their hardest to find a reasoning behind the phenomenon. However, as with any environmental issue the issueContinueContinue reading “Bees, Neonics and the future of food”
The Skeptical Environmentalist view on Biodiversity Loss
Sifting through the shelves of the university library I came across the book that I have been meaning to read for a few years. Bjorn Lomborg’s ‘The Skeptical Environmentalist’, first published in Danish in 1998 as Verdens Sande Tilstand and in English in 2001 by Cambridge University Press, sets out a counter argument to practicallyContinueContinue reading “The Skeptical Environmentalist view on Biodiversity Loss”
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