Why regenerative garments are the ultimate status symbol
Sustainably grown fibres, traceable from farm to garment, could be the antidote to climate-destroying fast fashion. But can this trend ever reach the high street?
The rural network
Methane emissions: Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach
The US cattle industry adopted a ‘climate neutral’ goal in 2021, but scientists say that ‘misses the point’ in keeping global temperature rises below 1.5C
The rural network
Australian red meat industry has recorded 78% reduction in emissions since 2005, industry report found
Drop is a result of reduced land clearing and greater vegetation regrowth, but experts say land clearing in Queensland may be significantly underreported
April 2024
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Hawaiian scientist’s quest to find and save the state’s distinctive sugarcanes
The rural network
Australian primary producers say they ‘can’t afford’ to pay proposed biosecurity levy
The rural network, Victoria
If Australia has reached ‘peak milk’, what does that mean for our food security?
Gabrielle Chan
Death by diabetes: America's preventable epidemic
She was fired after not endorsing Splenda-filled salads to people with diabetes. Why?
Gene-editing crops to be colourful could aid weeding, say scientists
There’s no such thing as a benign beef farm – so beware the ‘eco-friendly’ new film straight out of a storybook
George Monbiot
The rural network
Australia’s back yard chicken owners urged to implement biosecurity measures in case of bird flu outbreak
Our unequal earth
North Carolina allows manure mounds ‘as big as a house’ on factory farms
UK farmers: how has the weather affected food production?
Why the flies flurrying around your fruit bowl are not fruit flies – and how to get rid of them
US meat lobby delighted at ‘positive’ prospects for industry after Cop28
The rural network
‘Significant market concentration’: Australian farming lobby calls for poultry industry code of conduct
The case for paying ranchers to raise trees instead of cattle
Patrick Brown and Michael Eisen
EU pumps four times more money into farming animals than growing plants
The Audio Long Read
200 cats, 200 dogs, one lab: the secrets of the pet food industry – podcast
March 2024
The rural network
Victoria trials reusable crates for fresh produce to cut ‘invisible’ waste from supply chain
Observer business profile
‘When people want a treat they are looking for the Cadbury they know’: Mondelēz UK boss Louise Stigant on changing times
