Science & technology, Farming Andrew Gough Science & technology, Farming Andrew Gough

Plants make methane too, but farmers who say this are missing the point entirely

WEEKEND READ: Surge co-director Ed Winters recently debated the director of NFU Scotland on STV on the negative impacts of animal agriculture. Aside from Kennedy’s bare-faced lies about welfare, he made a curious claim that trees make methane too. Is this the ‘gotcha’ against rewilding he hoped it would be?

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'Is the future of sustainable farming animal-free?' - Viva! Farming panel debates veganic alternatives

DEBATE: With Earth Day coming up this week, Claire Hamlett reports on the first panel discussion held by Viva! Farming in which the future of sustainable farming - animal-free or not? - was discussed. Panellists included veganic farmer Iain Tolhurst, animal welfare expert Professor Andrew Knight and ProVeg Vice President Jasmijn de Boo.

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Environment, Farming, Vegan Fact Checker Alex Lockwood Environment, Farming, Vegan Fact Checker Alex Lockwood

'The NFU's Net Zero goal is misleading, flawed and unimplementable', writes Dr Alex Lockwood

In September 2019 the National Farmers’ Union published their Achieving Net Zero: Farming’s 2040 Goal that laid out its plans for making UK farming ‘carbon neutral’, but is it achievable and what would it mean for non-human animals? Dr Alex Lockwood writes.

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Science & technology Andrew Gough Science & technology Andrew Gough

Animals who feel no pain? 'Gene editing' could become a reality post-Brexit

Cows without horns and pigs without testicles could just be the start of what scientists could be permitted to create, should regulations concerning gene editing be relaxed following a Defra consultation currently underway. We unravel the science, the ideas coming from other parts of the world, and of course the ethical and moral implications.

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