The Soil Association is a membership charity campaigning for planet-friendly organic food and farming. We believe in the connection between soil, food, the ...
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Soil Association comment: Badger cull & organic status 21 September 2012 Bovine TB causes suffering to cattle, has already caused more cattle deaths than foot and mouth disease and causes trauma for the farmers involved. TB has cost over £500 million of taxpayer’s money in the last de...
The global day of action is targetting Monsanto, the multinational biotech corporation, citing concerns over food safety, political favouritism, and environmental impacts. Anonymous and local activists are calling for marches to happen worldwide against the GMO giant on May 25.
The Soil Association welcomes today’s decision by the EU to suspend the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides 29 April 2013 Emma Hockridge, Soil Association Head of Policy said; "This is a victory not only for the bees and other pollinators, but for independent science against the pol...
Friday 15 March, 2013 was a terrible day for bees as the EU failed to ban three neonicotinoid pesticides. Decision-makers failed to recognise the weight of evidence against bee-damaging, neonicotinoid pesticides. However the process doesn’t end here and the European Commission may sti...
The Soil Association welcomes today’s decision by the EU to suspend the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides 29 April 2013 Emma Hockridge, Soil Association Head of Policy said; “This is a victory not only for the bees and other pollinators, but for independent science against the pol...
The report suggests intensive farming practices are partially responsible for the decline in wildlife in the UK through the use of pesticides, and the destruction of hedgerows which are wildlife havens. Organic farming systems work with nature, encouraging natural predatory insects in...
Soil Association comment: M&S, Sainsbury’s, Co-Op and Tesco - GM animal feed 12 April 2013 Following announcements from M&S, Sainsbury’s, Co-Op and Tesco that they will no longer require that the farm animals in their supply chains are fed a non GM diet, Peter Melchett, Policy Directo...
Press comment: Waitrose removes three neonicotinoids from supply chain 12 April 2013 Following the announcement that Waitrose is restricting the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides from its supply chain of fruit, vegetables and flowers, Helen Browning, Chief Executive of the Soil As...
