Farming
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The £3 chicken: have we gone too far in our search for cheap meat?
In Depth A chicken today costs a fraction of its price 50 years ago
By The Week Staff Published
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‘A welfare disaster’: what’s happening to Britain’s pigs?
Today's Big Question Boris Johnson heightens farmers’ fury with bacon sandwich comments
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Why India’s farmers are protesting in months-long stand-off
feature At least one demonstrator killed in clashes with New Delhi police as tensions over new agricultural laws boil over
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Sporting peril, boycotting France and farming tomorrow
podcast Will rugby survive a concussion crisis? Why are French goods being recalled across the Arab world? And what’s happening down on the farm?
By The Week Staff Published
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52 ideas that changed the world - 39. Selective breeding
In Depth Domesticating animals and creating plants and crops allowed agriculture to flourish
By James Ashford Last updated
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What is the badger cull and why is it controversial?
Speed Read TB rates in one of UK's main badger cull areas soared by 130% last year
By The Week Staff Last updated
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How Brexit will affect farmers
In Depth Half of UK farms face bankruptcy if UK crashes out of EU without deal, says report
By James Ashford Last updated
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Aberdeen man proposes to girlfriend using the side of a cow
In Depth Inspiration for the proposal came from a similar stunt the farmer had seen online
By The Week Staff Published
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UK farmers resorting to ‘medieval’ methods to repel thieves
Speed Read Police helping farmers build earthworks as low-cost defence against wave of rural crime
By The Week Staff Published
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Grow Up Urban Farms: Sustainable salads
In Depth Co-founder of the East London start-up, Tom Webster, explains how he is spearheading aquaponic farming in the UK
By Tom Webster Last updated
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