Many words we use come with hidden baggage. For instance we tend to assume that local, natural and grass-fed foods are good for our health, the environment and animal welfare, while intensive farming ...

Alison Caffyn received grant funding from the Economic Social Research Council. The first time I encountered an intensive “chicken shed” up close I was taken aback by just how massive it was – the ...

Lawyers have hit back at claims farmers are responsible for pollution in River Wye, arguing accountability should lie with large-scale poultry producers ...

A methane (CH 4) calculator, designed to tackle one of the most potent greenhouse gases (GHGs), could help reduce emissions from intensive livestock farming (raising cattle, pigs, or poultry in ...

LONDON, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Some nine in ten Britons want the Government to introduce an immediate ban on intensive farming methods amid concerns over killer viruses. A new poll out today ...

Joseph Chituyi and his wife Elizabeth Akwabi attending to their chicken at their farm at Ematsayi village in Lurambi. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard] From ultra-modern chicken house to quality blankets for ...

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