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    Future of Food, Episode II

    If you didn’t catch it, I would recommend it is well worth watching on BBC iplayer. Episode II focused on biofuel and meat production and consumption, and how production of these diverts human edible foods to those resources. What was great was that George also showed that areas such as the Yorkshire Dales [...]

    The repercussions to the FSA organic food report

    Several authors have responded rather negatively to the food standards association report on the comparison of regular vs organic foods in terms of nutrition. It would be nice if nutrition were a simple subject, one that could be measured or described by a very small number of simple metrics but unfortunately it is not. [...]

    Is the Sky Falling?

    With the recent increases in confirmend cases of swine flu among humans in the UK, not to mention the rest of the world, it is a bit challenging to remain objective. Again another article by Felicity Lawrence  cuts to many of the facts. I too agree that the necessary intensive production of animals [...]

    Another dramatic change, cost of animal disease

    Recent press releases from DEFRA might dramatically change the animal disease monitoring and animal tracking. It is being suggested that farmers pay a levy on each animal sold to cover the cost of running such schemes. Read about it here.

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