Tag: Defra

Still ‘zero recognition’ for organic, OF&G warns as ELMs update announced  

Watered down ELMS would be ‘betrayal of nature, farmers and public health’, Soil Association warns 

Ditching Elms would be ‘catastrophic mistake’ Soil Association warns 

#ProudToBeOrganic: OF&G sets out 10-point policy case for organic

Glossed over: Government’s gene-editing report ‘ignored weight of public opinion’

Still struggling with the ‘O’ word: Organic principles get Defra backing in new schemes but again fail to name check ‘organic’ 

UK Government puts soil health at the heart of new land scheme, advantaging organic 

UK Government considers wet wipe ban 

OF&G slams Defra’s ‘myopic and ludicrous’ failure to recognise organic in ELM scheme 

UK drive on gene editing would be ‘disaster’ for sustainable farming