Research
Paying the true costs of our meat, eggs and dairy
The bleak lives imposed on industrially farmed animals are justified by the assertion that this gives us cheap food. And indeed, industrially produced meat and milk are cheap at…
Read moreTowards a healthy, sustainable, humane food and farming system
The harmful impacts of intensive animal agriculture on the environment, biodiversity, human health and food security are now well-known. Added to that is the suffering caused to…
Read moreFrom factory farmer to free-range rancher
When pointing out the problems with industrial livestock production, Compassion in World Farming is often asked how farmers can improve their systems. One bold Georgian has led…
Read morePutting "culture" back into agriculture
Just 30 miles south of London lies a secret gem: Tablehurst Farm. Peter and Brigitte Brown founded the East Sussex biodynamic enterprise in 1994 after it had been used as a…
Read moreSilvopastoralism
Producing livestock in tropical areas can be challenging. This is because of the weather constraints that reduce plant (and so animal) growth. Here, plants tend to have a lower…
Read moreAgroecology: Ecologically-smart farming
Agroecology is the study of ecological processes that affect agriculture and may refer to a science, movement or practice. It looks at the interaction between flora and fauna…
Read moreThe Cape’s Free-Range Crusader
Angus McIntosh is not like your typical South African farmer. He grew up in a cattle farm to the north of the country, but after a brief stint in London as a stockbroker, moved…
Read moreEmotionally, economically & environmentally enhancing agriculture
TIME Magazine calls him “the world’s most innovative farmer” and The Atlantic newspaper refers to him as “the high priest of grassfarming"; clearly Joel Salatin is someone who has…
Read moreThe Welfare of Farmed Rabbits in Commercial Production Systems - A Scientific Review
A new scientific report has found that “current legislation does not adequately address the welfare needs of rabbits within existing farmed systems”.
Read moreSowing Fresh Seeds: Food, Farming and Animal Welfare post Brexit
As the UK will no longer be tied into the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, Brexit gives us the opportunity to think about food and farming from scratch. Compassion in World…
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