Roger Kerr, chief executive of community interest company Organic Farmers and Growers (OF&G), responds to a new study into the effects of pesticides and fertilisers on bird species in the UK. It is a critical time for the survival of the United Kingdom’s rural ecology. Agricultural intensification and continued reliance on harmful pesticides and fertilisers…
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Roger Kerr, Chief executive of Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G), calls for stronger targets and a much more coordinated approach to reducing Greenhouse gas emissions following publication by the UK government of its Net Zero Growth Plan and Nature Markets Framework policy papers. As the UK’s largest certifier of organic land, OF&G is urging the…