Charlie Taverner
From Peasant Farms to 100,000-Cow Mega Dairies: The Extremes of Chinese Agriculture
Food production in China is split between vast, industrial operations using the latest technology and small-scale “peasant” farms that employ traditional agricultural practices.
How Long Will It Be Before Robots Replace Farm Workers?
With minimum wages creeping up, industries like agriculture—which have long-used cheap, often migrant labor—might be tempted to invest in labor-replacing equipment.
Post-Brexit, No One Really Knows What to Do About Subsidies for Farmers
The UK Government now has to conjure an alternative to the fantastically complex, Europe-wide Common Agricultural Policy that paid this country’s farmers £2.8 billion in 2015 alone.
Why Mega Farms Might Not Always Be Bad for Animal Welfare
Large-scale cattle farms are on the rise in Britain, much to the worry of animal welfare groups. But is keeping huge herds in part-indoor conditions always bad news for cows?
Inside the Strangely Competitive World of Cow Beauty Pageants
Champions’ Day at the Royal Cornwall Show is a key summer event in the south west of England. Last year, 100,000 people visited over three days to find out which cow would be crowned supreme breed champion.
We Asked UK Farmers What Leaving the European Union Would Mean for British Food
As the UK votes whether to quit the EU in June, British farmers are divided over the impact this could have on their livelihoods.
Angry Farmers Are Marching Cows and Sheep Through Central London
Hundreds of farmers marched in a protest organised by radical lobby group Farmers For Action last week. By descending on London, they hoped to push the government to act on the problems facing British farm workers.