2001

• 21 Dec Sainsbury top of the tree for organic Christmas fare: supermarkets must do more to help UK organic farmers

• 20 Dec Think globally, drink locally

• 13 Dec Unwanted Christmas presence: supermarket food laced with hormone disrupters

• 30 Nov Illegal GM weeds found in Lincolnshire

• 21 Nov Save our farms, save our food.

• 16 Nov Government told to cut dioxins in food - FOE calls for pollution cuts and no new incinerators

• 1 Nov Global trade rules threaten farmers and food producers

• 31 Oct "Weasel-worded" code of practice keeps suppliers in supermarket arm-lock

• 24 Oct The Little Red Tractor' label scheme needs an overhaul

• 18 Oct Friends of the Earth calls for long-term aid for sustainable farming

• 28 Sep Farming review won't call for radical change in key areas

• 25 Sep UK among worst in European food testing league

• 10 Sep Government blasted over GM crop trials

• 7 Sep A welcome new GM food code

• 14 Aug Bush told to stop threatening other nations' food safety laws

• 9 Aug Friends of the Earth welcomes Farming Commission, but slams inquiry into foot and mouth

• 2 Aug End of the Line for GM in the UK?

• 26 Jul GMO industry given licence to pollute

• 9 Jul New league table shows stores' pesticide performance

• 4 Jul Close the last foot-and-mouth mass burial site

• 29 Jun GM giant to sue Government to keep documents secret

• 27 Jun Campaign for radical farming review begins

• 21 Jun The great food gamble - New GM report questions safety claims

• 13 Jun Farming for the future: bringing the food economy home

• 13 Jun Broad alliance calls for big changes in UK farming

• 1 Jun No such thing as a free lunch in salmon farming: MSPs asked to steer clear of slap-up salmon dinner

• 31 May Pesticides in our food - latest Government figures

• 25 May Dioxins may be in milk near foot and mouth pyres

• 22 May Biotech industry abandons controversial GM trial site

• 8 May Canned Food Contaminated by Hormone-Disrupting Chemical

• 8 May Supermarket Code of Practice to be agreed behind closed doors

• 27 Apr FOE and local farmers join forces to stop GM trials

• 25 Apr Warwickshire GM Maize Trial Threatens World-Renowned Organic Centre

• 23 Apr Government slammed over foot-and-mouth - FOE research reveals lack of action after official warnings

• 19 Apr Foot-and-mouth - disposal of animal carcasses

• 18 Apr Organic apples win out in new science study

• 12 Apr Lindane lurking in Easter treats: pesticide set to be banned in Europe but still in your chocolate

• 10 Apr Government fails to commit to action plan for organics

• 4 Apr Blair should back foot-and-mouth public inquiry

• 4 Apr Bush asked to halt contaminated maize exports as concerns increase.

• 3 Apr GM trials to go ahead in foot-and-mouth zones

• 28 Mar The Advertising Standards Agency upheld a complaint on Sainsbury apple advert that misled customers

• 26 Mar GM research to go ahead in foot and mouth zones

• 13 Mar No release for farmers from supermarket arm-lock

• 2 Mar PM's call for sustainable farming welcomed: FOE called for new measures

• 28 Feb Two thirds of grapes contain pesticide residues

• 28 Feb GM trials: expansion equals contamination

• 26 Feb Britain waives the rules: MAFF allows restricted pesticide on GM crops

• 26 Feb Foot and mouth disease may hit GM trials

• 14 Feb New EU GM rules won't protect people or environment

• 7 Feb FOE today described new quarantine zones around GM crop trials as "pathetically inadequate"

• 5 Feb UK's largest poultry producer goes non-GM

• 29 Jan Ministers call for GM animal feed labelling

• 24 Jan Select committee report fails to recommend concrete targets

• 19 Jan The EU does a welcome u-turn on farming

• 16 Jan NFU encouraged to push for greener farming

• 21 Jun Organic shoppers are over-charged

• 21 Jan FOE campaigns for UN Biosafety agreements

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