Chris Heminway, Exec-Chair at Time To ACT, explains why now is the right time for the Group to IPO. Watch the video here.
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Well done!! You sold at the right time. I sold at 13 ( after buying at 6.5) so I'm happy with that. I still have some stocks over there but will wait and watch it. Yes, I agree; I think next couple of weeks (maybe months...) there will be some actions here, despite Eden lack/bad of communication ( deliberately? ). It seems the storm is building up over here... I will be watching this space closely from now on. Good luck! :-)
Think today's news is very relevant because Eden is entering a new market (apples) with the potential for many others...
Does anyone know why Mevalone/Cedroz hasn't been sold in the UK yet (as Eden is an UK based company)? I think I missed that piece of information somewhere :)
I've just returned from Austria last weekend and I have to say that I was quite impressed when I went to the supermarket and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables on the shelves with the "Bio" label on them. It seems they (bio-products) are becoming more and more popular as consumer awareness/demand increase. Good news!
Specieswatch: farmers fight to save Britain's disappearing earthworms
Song thrush and soil fertility under threat from decline of surface-dwelling worms
Paul Brown
Tue 26 Feb 2019 21.30 GMT
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The disappearance of epigeic earthworms leads to poor soil fertility and lower crop yields. Photograph: Rothamsted Research
There are three types of earthworm: those that live on the surface, others that feed and dwell in the soil, while a third group makes deep burrows and comes to the surface to feed on dead leaves.
All are vital to the soil health, providing nutrients and drainage, so it is concerning when they are scarce or absent on farmland.
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Particularly at risk are epigeic earthworms (surface dwellers), which have vanished in some fields in Britain due to intensive farming practices, mostly excessive tillage and overuse of chemicals.
Their disappearance means poor soil fertility, lower crop yields and loss of carbon from the soil, a factor exacerbating climate change. It also partly explains the crash in the song thrush population, which relies on this type of worm to feed its young in the spring.
Researchers asked farmers to dig pits in their fields and count the number of worms of each type they found. The average field had nine per spadeful, but the best fields with healthy soil had three times that number. More than half the farmers were so alarmed by the results they pledged to change their practices.
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Some good news and very reassuring rns. It shows we are moving forward.
Looking forward to hear some 3aey sales/news + TT, etc..
Happy Christmas and a great 2019 everyone!! (... with 3aey treated grapes/wines on your table ;)
Protection of Pollinators Next Share this debate 08 May 2018Volume 640 ​ Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23) 4.48 pm Ben Bradley (Mansfield) (Con) Share this contribution I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the protection of pollinators; and for connected purposes. This Bill would place a duty on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in consultation with local authorities, to bring forward a mechanism for and plan to deliver a national network of pollinator corridors containing spaces rich in wildflower habitat. It would also encourage public authorities to seek opportunities to contribute to the development and implementation of pollinator corridors. There has certainly been a bit of a buzz about bees and insects in recent years. That was a nice one to start with, and I may reach something of a crescendo with the puns later. Wild pollinators include bees, butterflies, moths, flies and various other insects such as beetles and wasps. More than two thirds of Britain�s pollinators are in decline, including many species of bumblebee, butterfly and moth. Indeed, 35 of the UK�s bee species are currently under threat of extinction. Although they make the headlines most often, it is not just bees that are struggling: 76% of UK butterfly species and 66% of UK moth species are also in decline. The public are very concerned about that decline�indeed, as many colleagues will attest, they often write to their MPs about this issue. In terms of the volume of emails on a specific campaign, this issue and other animal welfare concerns are always among the most popular. I am sure we have all experienced the enthusiastic campaigns of groups such as Buglife and the Wildlife Trusts at our respective party conferences. Pollinators are facing unprecedented challenges, including climate change, intensive farming, pests and diseases, pesticide use and urban growth. They need food, water, shelter and nesting areas as well as the ability to roam far and wide�as they would naturally, without the barriers placed in their way as a result of urban sprawl. As the concrete jungle grows, their natural habitat inevitably shrinks. Dramatic losses of wildflower-rich habitat and the fragmentation of the remaining protected spaces are some of the main threats to the survival of many pollinators. A significant further decline in their population would be a disaster for the UK: devastating for our farmers and our food sustainability. It would also have a huge impact on a wide range of businesses that rely on these insect-pollinated crops; our cider producers and food manufacturers, for example, would be hit hard. Insect pollinators benefit both the yield and the quality of many crops. Studies suggest that their activity is worth nearly �700 million to UK food production annually�equivalent to 13% of the value of o
Save our bugs! How to avert an insect Armageddon Insects are the backbone of a healthy global ecosystem � but their numbers are facing catastrophic decline due to climate change. So, what can you do to help? Hugh Warwick Sun 20 May 2018 16.00 BST Bees drinking from a bird bath. Bees drinking from a bird bath. Photograph: Derek Turner/Barcroft Media Already beset by degraded landscapes and a toxic environment, insects are going to suffer a catastrophic decline in numbers unless climate change is controlled, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. This is on top of the alarming collapse reported in Germany, where 75% of the flying insect biomass has vanished from protected areas in less than 30 years. Insects are the backbone of a healthy ecosystem and the consequences of their absence will be global. Is there anything we can do other than despair? Insects will need stepping stones to move around the country as the climate changes. Here are some ways you can help. If you have a garden, make it part of the solution. Insects need food and we have destroyed 97% of our wildlflower meadows. The charity Buglife has a great guide that shows which plants help which insects: winter flowers such as hellebore, erica and mahonia for pollinators such as bees; evergreen shrubs and climbers for bugs such as woodlice and spiders. Watching a dragonfly is great fun. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Watching a dragonfly is great fun. Photograph: Kim Taylor/NPL/Alamy Insects need water � make sure you have some in your garden. Watching bees drink at the bird bath is fun; better still is watching dragonflies emerge from your wildlife pond. Look beyond your own patch and lobby your council to turn verges into highways for insects. Plants help insects, which help mammals, bats, amphibians, reptiles and birds to thrive. We need to fix the system, not just an isolated component. B-Lines, a series of insect pathways running through the countryside, are the best way to help on a national scale. You can help by writing to your MP and asking them to support Ben Bradley�s Protection for Pollinators bill. The �B-Line bill� will make the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs take this innovative landscape ecological solution seriously. It passed the first stage of the process through parliament unopposed. Topics Insects Shortcuts Animals Wildlife Climate change features
Interesting/shocking report about pesticide's damages to the wildlife this morning in The Guardian paper. 'Catastrophe' as France's bird population collapses due to pesticides Dozens of species have seen their numbers decline, in some cases by two-thirds, because insects they feed on have disappeared Agence France-Presse Wed 21 Mar 2018 00.50 GMT View more sharing options Shares 5628 Sparrow Sales of pesticides in France have climbed steadily. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images Bird populations across the French countryside have fallen by a third over the last decade and a half, researchers have said. Dozens of species have seen their numbers decline, in some cases by two-thirds, the scientists said in a pair of studies � one national in scope and the other covering a large agricultural region in central France. �The situation is catastrophic,� said Benoit Fontaine, a conservation biologist at France�s National Museum of Natural History and co-author of one of the studies. Chanel's enchanted forest show angers environmentalists Read more �Our countryside is in the process of becoming a veritable desert,� he said in a communique released by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), which also contributed to the findings. The common white throat, the ortolan bunting, the Eurasian skylark and other once-ubiquitous species have all fallen off by at least a third, according a detailed, annual census initiated at the start of the century. A migratory song bird, the meadow pipit, has declined by nearly 70%. The museum described the pace and extent of the wipe-out as �a level approaching an ecological catastrophe�. The primary culprit, researchers speculate, is the intensive use of pesticides on vast tracts of monoculture crops, especially wheat and corn. The problem is not that birds are being poisoned, but that the insects on which they depend for food have disappeared. �There are hardly any insects left, that�s the number one problem,� said Vincent Bretagnolle, a CNRS ecologist at the Centre for Biological Studies in Chize. Cock-a-doodle-don't: French cockerel faces legal action to silence dawn chorus Read more Recent research, he noted, has uncovered similar trends across Europe, estimating that flying insects have declined by 80%, and bird populations has dropped by more than 400m in 30 years. Despite a government plan to cut pesticide use in half by 2020, sales in France have climbed steadily, reaching more than 75,000 tonnes of active ingredient in 2014, according to European Union figures. �What is really alarming, is that all the birds in an agricultural setting are declining at the same speed, even �generalist� birds,� which also thrive in other settings such as wooded areas, said Bretagnolle. �That shows that the overall quality of the agricultural eco-s