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Authorities move to probe dairy farmers fertiliser concerns. Pictured here - mouldy silage which was tested and found to contain a mycotoxin produced by the fungi penicillium roqueforti INVESTIGATIONS ARE underway into the case of a dairy farm in the north of England which was forced to shut down over concerns that a product wrongly sold as liquid fertiliser contaminated the land and led to the loss of an entire herd of cattle. The Environment Agency confirmed that they were made aware of this case in January 2021 and are now looking into spring water, soil, milk and silage samples provided to them by the farmer involved.
Zoom in on Net Zero - with UCL sustainable agriculture expert Dr Carole Dalin
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VIDEO: Principal research fellow at UCL s Institute for Sustainable Resources chats to James Murray about decarbonising agriculture and food
Dr Carole Dalin is principal research fellow at University College London s (UCL) Institute for Sustainable Resources, and an independent research fellow at the Natural Environment Research Council.
Her work at UCL focuses in particular on water, food trade and agriculture sustainability, and she recently co-authored a fascinating report commissioned by HSBC which looks at the challenges and opportunities for developing a net zero agriculture system in the UK.
Glen the black beaver - SSPCA call for beavers to be translocated away from areas that they come in to conflict with humans A BAN on live animal exports and greater protections for beavers, are two of the top asks outlined in the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ (SSPCA) election manifesto. The animal welfare charity has issued a call to action, urging candidates to commit to improving the welfare of pets, wildlife, and farm animals nationwide. The manifesto states that transporting livestock ‘on-the-hoof’ over long distances can cause ‘unnecessary suffering,’ with the charity calling for a ban on live animal exports when for fattening or slaughter.
A cheese-making firm is slashing prices after struggling to sell its stock during lockdown, while farmers are warning that their pigs are getting too fat to be sold to supermarkets.
The Cornish Cheese Company faces throwing away up to two tonnes of blue cheese which it has been unable to sell during the Covid shutdown.
The company sells 80 per cent of its product to the hospitality sector, which has been crippled by government curbs on movement and has been closed since early January.
But with a three-week window before the cheese goes off, the company is now slashing prices in a bid to entice online customers into buying its products direct. Cheese lovers can buy 1kg of blue cheese for £16 down from £24, 700g for £12 down from £18, and 2kg of whole blue cheese for £27 down from £35.