Posts tagged with ‘Farming’

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Subsidies for not raising pigs

December 27, 2009

During the holiday season, unless there is a Zebu stampede, we thought we’d instead provide a little light relief. Although we only encountered this letter recently, dated 2009, it was apparently sent to Mr. Miliband back in 2007. It is, naturally, said to be genuine. However, this seems possible as Nigel Johnson-Hill does exist, being [...]

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Joined up government? Or join the dots?

November 30, 2009

It is hard to believe how stupid our politicians and civil servants can sometimes be. The Department of Health funded some climate change research, which was published in The Lancet. It suggested that getting rid of 30% of Britain’s cows and sheep would mean less methane produced and, with less meat eaten, our intake of [...]

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This little piggy goes to market

November 24, 2009

Radio 4’s Farming Today is this week looking at misleading food labelling. Not being natural early risers, we admit we only caught this later on iplayer. However, this is an area rife with Zebu and the outrageous and deceitful way in which food can be presented to the public deserves highlighting.
Unlike The Today programme, Farming [...]