Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 14, 2025

As news of weed killer resistant plants hits the headlines, Patrick Holden reflects on discussions at the latest Oxford Real Farming Conference, highlighting why the plough may not be the worst option when it comes to nature-friendly cultivation. The theme was how ploughing and cultivation can be good for soil health.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Two organizations want to put an end to the wild west of claims and prove, through certification, that food labeled regenerative is genuinely the gold standard of sustainability and not just another marketing buzzword. But outcomes of the land don’t show the whole picture in a globalized food system. But it’s not quite that simple.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Hundreds of acres of Bristol farmland, with its meadows and hedges and resident wildlife, was swept away by the concrete sprawl and the ambitions of its new owners. Catherine’s grandparents became the tenants in 1967 and they later managed to buy the house and outbuildings and 28 of the 61 acres that made up the farm.

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Farming Farming Meadow Acre 145

Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

For every acre planted in winter cover, the conservation district would pay the farmers $50. Faribault County farmer Tim Perrizo was able to pay for a custom aerial cover-crop seeding for one of his 70-acre fields. Tilling 1,000 acres three times in the spring takes a lot of time. In 1970, he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Farming Farming Acre Seeding 52

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

But will the current trend away from ploughing towards direct drilling and the accompanying use of glyphosate bring the benefits advocates claim, or could this make matters even worse? Richard Young follows on from his article, Speed the plough or the direct drill and sprayer?

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

For Jenna and Thomas, both teachers by trade, it was always a dream to build a life off-grid and grow organic food for their community. Instead, they set their sights northwest of the city and came to fall in love with 160-acres of “rough northern bush” in Barrhead County.

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Farming Farming Forage Seeding 52

Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

CONTENT SOURCED FROM JUST FOOD Written by: David Burrows January 27, 2023 Danone ’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. At Arla Foods , its UK emissions are 4.8MtCo23 and 83% of those come from its farms. Nestlé ’s footprint is 92MtCO2e with 71% from ‘ingredients sourcing’.

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