A broken system

T minus 28

GM crops to be allowed into Britain under controversial EU plans

'UK to back imports of animal feed with traces of GM crops in move to benefit US exporters.'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/06/genetically-modified-crops-uk

EU urged to lift GM feed ban

'EUROPEAN farmers are calling on the EU to relax its zero-tolerance policy on GMOs in animal feed.'

http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/eu-urged-to-lift-gm-feed-ban/37010.article

Brussels moots GM ban to prevent protests

'Under plans to give member states the freedom to decide whether to grow GM crops, bans could also be justified to keep public order, as well as on religious or philosophical grounds over concerns about the technology.'

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2011/02/08/125411/Brussels-moots-GM-ban-to-prevent-protests.htm

Do we need GM to feed the world? It's not as simple as it seems

'Is this the week of the great GM fightback?'

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100073481/do-we-need-gm-to-feed-the-world-its-not-as-simple-as-it-seems/

Small farmers in development: a great new overview

'Public narratives on development have seen small farmers go from disparaged dinosaurs to core players in a world of climate change and resource constraints.'

http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=4277

Government to review green energy Feed-In Tariffs

'High capital costs and uncertainty over the technology involved and its operation had meant anaerobic digestion remained the poor relation in farm energy production, compared to options like solar power.'

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2011/02/07/125410/Government-to-review-green-energy-Feed-In-Tariffs.htm

Feed-in Tariff review for on-farm anaerobic digest

'An emergency review of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) for farm-based Anaerobic Digestion (AD) was announced by the Government.'

http://www.farminguk.com/news/Feed-in-Tariff-review-for-on-farm-anaerobic-digest_19788.html

Help for farmers affected by the cold spell

'Natural England has updated its guidance to farmers whose ability to feed and house their livestock has been hampered by the recent freezing weather conditions.'

http://www.farminguk.com/news/Help-for-farmers-affected-by-the-cold-spell_19792.html

My long crusade for common sense

Christopher Booker, The Telegraph's longest-serving columnist, looks back on 21 years of campaigning against a broken system.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/8306012/My-long-crusade-for-common-sense.html
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