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Research finds public health risk of living near industrial scale farms

ncollins-daniel — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:37:00 GMT

Research carried out in the Netherlands, Germany and the US raises new concerns about the potential health effects of intensive livestock farms for neighbouring residents. The findings raise serious public-health questions for planners considering proposals for a large scale intensive farm with 25,000 pigs near Foston in Derbyshire.

CIWF report finds higher welfare animals produce more nutritious food

jstride — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:31:00 GMT

A report recently published by Compassion in World Farming has concluded that meat from animals raised under higher welfare standards such as organic are also much better for you.

New Dutch research supports the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics

jstride — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT

New research by Dutch scientists has found much lower levels of antibiotic use and prevalence of MRSA on organic pig farms compared with non-organic pig farms.

Anaerobic Digestion and large-scale intensive livestock farms

cturton — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:52:00 GMT

A new report on Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and large-scale intensive livestock farms, which was commissioned by the Soil Association and the World Society for the Protection of Animals and written by an independent consultant, shows that with large-scale AD units – such as that proposed by Midland Pig Producers at Foston - potential benefits are extremely unclear, or may be non-existent.

South Derbyshire District Council votes against mega pig farm by an overwhelming majority

cturton — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:14:00 GMT

The Soil Association warmly welcomes last night’s decision [1 Nov] by South Derbyshire District Council (SDDC) to reject Midland Pig Producer’s proposed mega pig farm in Foston, Derbyshire.

WI to vote against mega farms

tyoung — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:10:00 GMT

The Women’s Institute is set to vote on whether to join the campaign against mega farms at their upcoming AGM in June.

The Independent: "Helen Browning: A woman who won't be cowed in the war against titan farms"

fnorris — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:16:00 GMT

The following story was published in the Independent on 31 January...