Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini and research team at the French research institute, CRIIGEN, has republished a paper that was published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology in September 2012 and then subsequently...
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adminStudy of Organic Crops Finds Fewer Pesticides and More Antioxidants – New York Times July 2014
An Newcastle University led scientific review of 343 peer-reviewed studies looking at the composition of crops and foods has concluded organic crops had higher levels of certain antioxidants, such as polyphenols, which...
New GMO Myths and Truths report
Earth Open Source has produced a second edition of their GMO Myths and Truths report. At 330 pages, the new edition is nearly three times the length of the original and summarizes many new studies. Earth Open Source...
“Nearly two-thirds of the bread you eat contains pesticides residues” – Pesticide Action Network UK
A report released today by PAN UK in conjunction with the Organic. Naturally Different campaign, reveals that nearly two-thirds (61.5%) of bread products tested by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
What’s the Point of Farming Research?
15 farmers visited Nafferton Farm where the Newcastle University NEFG research team are studying the science behind producing healthy food with lower inputs in the future: the suitability of different crop varieties for...
Young Researchers Developing Knowledge about Reduced Tillage Systems
Within the TILMAN-ORG project on reduced tillage systems, four PhD theses and several master theses are being carried out. TILMAN-ORG offered an excellent platform to exchange between junior and senior researchers. For...
Sustainable Intensification of European Agriculture Report
Professor Alan Buckwell has written a digestible summary of a report on the sustainable intensification of European Agriculture on the CAP2020 website: Sustainable Intensification of European Agriculture IEEP recently...
Woodland Creation, Management and use of Biomass -FREE events in Scotland
Assessing Your Potential: Farm Woodland Creation & Management14th October, West Dunbartonshire This practical half-day event will identify the on-farm opportunities for costs, savings and incomes which could be...
Will GM Crops Feed The World?
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network has produced a report which examines experiences with GM crops from around the world and exposes the many ways in which they threaten the environment and farmers’ livelihoods...
Workshop about ‘Re-cycling the P’ at the Organic World Congress
At a workshop during the 18th Organic World Congress, Istanbul October 2014, researchers from the Improve-P project discussed recycling of phosphorus (P) in organic agriculture with stakeholders from several European...
