Author name: Ralph Early

Agricultural Ethics: Charting The Path To A Sustainable Future

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By Ralph Early (ralph@theethicalfoodie.co.uk) Part one of this two-part article on agricultural ethics set out a thesis which argued that the development of farming asan industrial activity during the 20th century, aided particularly by dynamic and commercially advantageous sciences and technologies, has brought us to a point where agriculture itself now presents a substantial threat …

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Crop Protection Products The Modern Farmers’ Toolkit, Part 2

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Contributed by Ralph Early, Independent Food Scientist and Food EthicistRalph Early discusses the historical and current use of crop protection products in this second of a two-part article(Page 61 Direct Driller Magazine Issue 6), and focuses on the use of herbicides and insecticides The first part of this two-part article explored something of the history …

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Crop Protection Products: Part Of The Modern Farmers’ Toolkit

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Written by Ralph Early, Independent Food Scientist and Food Ethicist In the first of a two-part article, Ralph Early discusses the historical and current use of crop protection products andfocuses on the use of herbicides and insecticides Introduction Over millennia humans have established a particular relationship with the species they categorise as pests and it …

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