A majority of EU member states have backed proposals to restrict the use of a fourth insecticide that scientists have found is harmful to honeybees. Experts...
A new bioethanol refinery and animal feed plant has opened in the Humber estuary. Trade body the Renewable Energy Association (REA) called the opening of the...
A report published in Science magazine has claimed that the £3 billion a year given to British farmers is returning little value to society. Seventy per...
Almost 40% of farmers are using clean energy across the UK, compared to just 5% in 2010, according to a new survey. However, the majority feel...
Several reports estimate that global crop production needs to double by 2050 to meet the demands of more people, more people eating meat, and more crops...
Five million people in Africa are set to benefit from improved health, education and agriculture, under new schemes designed to encourage private individuals in the UK...
World leaders have pledged to fight global hunger and malnutrition, signing an agreement on the same day that campaigners flocked to an anti-hunger rally in London....
The House of Commons international development committee has called on Britons to tackle food waste and eat less meat, and suggested regulation over agriculturally produced biofuels...
A survey by Energy Now magazine in January this year revealed two startling statistics: 95% of farmers and landowners believe renewable energy will be vital to the future of farming...
Many of us who were around at the time were big fans of Alas Smith & Jones (1984-1998). Alas, Griff Rhys Jones has recently become embroiled...
Many of Britain’s wild bees are in serious decline, including the large mason bee and the great yellow bumblebee, according to a report published by the...
TGC Renewables has applied for planning permission for a 5.4 megawatt (MW) solar project in Somerset, after recently getting the go-ahead for a 4.8MW development neighbouring...
EU member states have voted to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides that studies have shown are harmful to bees. The decision means the European commission...
A coalition of campaign groups are taking to the streets of London to urge the government to get behind plans to ban three harmful streams of...
Apples are most likely to be contaminated by pesticides out of 48 of the most common fruits and vegetables, according to new research. Grapes, strawberries and...