But perhaps the biggest threat to soil is intensive farming. The need to feed a growing population and drive greater efficiency has sacrificed natural balance for increased yields. Monoculture ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has assured farmers of adequate security ahead of the farming season. IPOB in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, urged farmers to engage in intensive ...

A globally adopted system of ‘intensive animal agriculture’ or ‘factory farming’ has met the growing demand for cheap animal products. Cages, stalls, feedlots, and huge windowless barns house the 98 ...

The annual Oxford Farming Conference aims to explore "current and future farming policies". The NFU is taking Herefordshire Council to court over new rules designed to combat pollution.

Oliver: Hi. My name is Oliver. I’m 13 and I live in north Norfolk. I’m doing some research into intensive farming. Three quarters of the land in the UK is used to grow crops and that’s why I ...

How regenerative agriculture could boost biodiversity ... population – society will need to move away from resource-intensive farming and radically rethink how it cultivates crops and grows ...

Many of the upper stretches of the River Wye and its tributary the River Ithon, are affected by problems linked to intensive farming. The Wye catchment area supports intensive chicken farms ...