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Chemicals in Agriculture
Improving air quality with clover
In August, we submitted a response to the Government’s new Clean Air Strategy consultation. Air pollution is a huge issue in the UK with ...
The supply chain of fats: Rapeseed oil
Bright yellow fields of oilseed rape have become a feature of the British countryside only within living memory. It produces one of the m...
Fighting pesticides in paradise: Hawaii bans the use of chlorpyrifos
Hawaii has long been used as a test site for new crops and pesticides, but how has this affected the local population exposed to dangerou...
Farmed salmon: A view from the farm
This article does not represent the views of the Sustainable Food Trust. We are publishing it in the spirit of open debate, as a response...
Vertical farming and hydroponics on the spectrum of sustainability
Hydroponic and aeroponic growing has received a lot of attention in recent years as the future of farming, but how sustainable is it real...
The tragic demise of Scotland’s salmon
The Scottish salmon industry is booming. But for how much longer can the industry maintain this image, in light of increasing controversy...
The final nail in Roundup’s coffin?
New research confirms glyphosate makes disease-causing bacteria resistant to important antibiotics. This latest evidence adds to mounting...
From asters to allethrin: The new frontier of agricultural biologicals
There has been a rapid rise of ‘agricultural biologicals’ in recent years developed by agrochemical companies. We explore what the conseq...
New report finds young children are exposed to cocktail of pesticides
A new report by the Pesticide Action Network UK reveals that fruit and vegetables given to four to six year old children contain residues...
‘Pesticide powerhouses’ and the future of farming
Fewer and fewer transnational businesses are dominating larger and larger sections of the food chain, raising serious concerns about the ...
Science versus politics in the neonicotinoid saga
A new study on neonicotinoids adds yet more evidence to the case for banning the use of these controversial insecticides. But will it be ...
What would a ban on glyphosate mean for farming?
As the controversy around glyphosate continues, the Sustainable Food Trust's Patrick Holden and Richard Young discuss the likelihood and ...