Action on climate emergency
You are what you eat! As a vegan for longer than I can remember the past few years have seen a revolution in the growth of veganism which I welcome. Often celebrity led it has brought a much wider range of vegan foods and drinks onto the market which at first glance is good news. …
Cow feed additive query spotlighted at December’s Green Café. Following recent media reports that Arla Foods, a Danish-Swedish company based in Viby, Denmark, which owns the UK’s biggest dairy cooperative (with a site located in Settle) had announced that 30 of its farms across the country would test the additive, named Bovaer. The company behind …
Nature friendly farming works is the conclusion of a new report into its impact on wildlife numbers. In early June Yorkshire Wildlife Trust published the first-ever State of Yorkshire’s Nature report, which gave an accurate insight into how the whole of Yorkshire’s nature is faring – and, crucially, where action is now needed to create healthier, resilient …
Dairy farming river pollution is the focus of work by River Action, who report the following. Increasing intensification of dairy production driven largely by aggressive supermarket pricing pressures, failure to enforce environmental regulations, and inadequate government environmental incentives for dairy farmers are among the factors that have conspired to create one of the largest causes …