tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544168757830168772024-03-12T20:06:01.284-07:00TROJAN CHICKENSTrojan Egg ProjectTrojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-23334118915705033962010-06-16T11:21:00.000-07:002010-06-17T02:12:12.755-07:00Trojan Chickens in the press<p><strong>Outriders: BBC Radio</strong><br />Jamillah Knowles interviewed Matt about our project. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/outriders/">Outriders</a> is a BBC radio 5 programme dedicated to exploring the frontiers of the web. It is broadcast on Tuesdays at 0300 in Up All Night. Check it out!<br /><object style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width="200" height="20" valign="middle"><param name="movie" value="http://static.boomp3.com/player2.swf?id=kzv0udo0j5s&title=Outriders+Interview"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://static.boomp3.com/player2.swf?id=kzv0udo0j5s&title=Outriders+Interview" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="false" width="200" height="20" wmode="white"></embed></object><br /><br /></p><p>+_+_+_+_+_+</p><br /><br /><strong>Student Hallmark Magazine</strong><br /><br /><p>To take a look at the magazine please click <a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-ERQnHXT6zUYTdhZTQyNWMtNDVlOC00OTVmLTlhZmEtNjc2YWE4MDU4YjY2&hl=en">here.</a> </p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCPiLvFsjtxPIPiq_EmL3uQVe0P5gDSFyAPlGUeKtx-5yqfn-qL3C6Y6YA85f2xcFveNs5bf0Haifj5cSaBC8Y9QcpG5RfsJFj5pPzSaicicCMF75lBYKb5gHir9i5TpGLnbtTcUk3XtT/s1600/Student_Hallmark_31__web-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483443601841415986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCPiLvFsjtxPIPiq_EmL3uQVe0P5gDSFyAPlGUeKtx-5yqfn-qL3C6Y6YA85f2xcFveNs5bf0Haifj5cSaBC8Y9QcpG5RfsJFj5pPzSaicicCMF75lBYKb5gHir9i5TpGLnbtTcUk3XtT/s400/Student_Hallmark_31__web-1.jpg" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-83333916187932519742010-06-15T09:28:00.000-07:002010-06-17T02:20:29.699-07:00RationaleOur Trojan Egg outcome is intended to encourage accountability in farming practices as well as to find ways of bringing information to the consumer via mobile technology. The blend of agriculture with digital culture centres around a traceability system, enabling the consumer to make ethical choices.<br /><br />Lets take eggs for instance... We propose to print a BEETAG on the egg that, when scanned with a mobile phone, gives access to the Trojan Egg portal. In our portal, consumers can see in real time and immediately where their food is produced, by who, and under which conditions. We aim to help busy consumers in making enlightened choices on the spot, bringing them virtually to the producer. Also this prototype can be applied to an endless variety of products...<br /><br />Initially our project benefits both the consumer and the producer whilst promoting ethical agriculture as well as helping to build a sustainable way of life.Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-86137884382641249922010-05-09T03:58:00.000-07:002010-09-01T04:01:52.742-07:00BeetaggedTHE EGG<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQVnQZqS4RzM7jvc8DfdVdOAjSNj8A2VR_sF-t8k4yv4zjt-6J2IxvGGUjtQuoz6Bf54HopyfrtR0bycn63JzbUWgWpsjTWUIW-vuaIRlVGF5DL9R7_6M9rIhUMlNrQCiawCO8b-NyLiW/s1600/beetagegg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQVnQZqS4RzM7jvc8DfdVdOAjSNj8A2VR_sF-t8k4yv4zjt-6J2IxvGGUjtQuoz6Bf54HopyfrtR0bycn63JzbUWgWpsjTWUIW-vuaIRlVGF5DL9R7_6M9rIhUMlNrQCiawCO8b-NyLiW/s400/beetagegg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469224202493091954" /></a><br /><br />I-Phone App used to scan the egg:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00vrI_yAalwKdQqWBjcb0szah7HQCM_Q8Glg1hsMELeWANxc2LO7EAcQGeT4cRh9BULBy8wxylnadtnYKxmEO6wNzimaNRuOYoXQ9v8KZ7Bwy0L2HgIuBjil9K0dt5NYmQx4f_kaTNwpS/s1600/test_screens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00vrI_yAalwKdQqWBjcb0szah7HQCM_Q8Glg1hsMELeWANxc2LO7EAcQGeT4cRh9BULBy8wxylnadtnYKxmEO6wNzimaNRuOYoXQ9v8KZ7Bwy0L2HgIuBjil9K0dt5NYmQx4f_kaTNwpS/s400/test_screens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469224024316923122" /></a><br />home page:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrX3jY1XXYGvSWPM-x94QmBBHl2SBNL-NVD4vBOxZVEkuItti2s1TCAnvuw4XidGRlJiFdmWACTROYfMEteeAJWbam6E_9fYD81zRQZDxSGl74ACytylZ19tYIvDpXBZNZI_BqZzBzLHv/s1600/webpage-example-00.jpg.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrX3jY1XXYGvSWPM-x94QmBBHl2SBNL-NVD4vBOxZVEkuItti2s1TCAnvuw4XidGRlJiFdmWACTROYfMEteeAJWbam6E_9fYD81zRQZDxSGl74ACytylZ19tYIvDpXBZNZI_BqZzBzLHv/s400/webpage-example-00.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469223105178490482" /></a><br />The farm:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYL07jOfVGLDOoy6lgBs6W6Sgjuiu9cqkqp-hZR7unV5iyb-vraIaCzU0Blp7mEcJXmcFTPkSICQcEARk_FV3wEris2bPkDepxy92lxXLVZRjjoL1aazfrpoBMO0ylgpGAqhoPDeGieXhe/s1600/webpage-example-01.jpg.jpeg"><img style="display:block; 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And Good news you can dishwasher it so no chance of cross contamination.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-2267188838475461582010-02-19T09:52:00.000-08:002010-02-19T09:54:07.059-08:00Trojan Egg BEE-TAG<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDITD_Tt7xf4xrHmRjdTAr3khsNoRx4AqM5Vwdd3NDh77GgzXtMhbDEDJyNJHVO_HEbtsFAE2xvQcgQTU0OZRQxUi-HwqrFH_zEnnyWCM_kKlXWxtg5mFB8msL6C8kSTe6JpxYhC1h716t/s1600-h/code-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDITD_Tt7xf4xrHmRjdTAr3khsNoRx4AqM5Vwdd3NDh77GgzXtMhbDEDJyNJHVO_HEbtsFAE2xvQcgQTU0OZRQxUi-HwqrFH_zEnnyWCM_kKlXWxtg5mFB8msL6C8kSTe6JpxYhC1h716t/s400/code-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440014111583297010" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-89578216961448314712010-02-19T09:41:00.000-08:002010-02-19T09:48:33.163-08:00Tesco Farmers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhJpPEdlP-Slb_AkBhg4fmVnWZ2kpK04g29NyMohm3BgmHClYaRiWQbx-tu93Egafs6J_c1v2f-3qic2ApWjdIqWiJvFeBCcAnR6tCsZM1V8ADL6q713Mwp_GjVk6Omrd8QbFOIE6x9WM/s1600-h/tesco+farmers.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH1dgoakkRRur2a9AL6p3BC3FTvXztELayCe9DMREAyZyTdsvyDnlXyanTNV-AfQpXCBbcH6bD_7RhYc7ceE5auOj4x3j-9V9s5BrULIXJKROmqK0idEPCTj3EL3s6rljNPbOUwiYk6zb/s400/DSC_0418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438448083409873858" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-17117733692667356682010-02-15T04:21:00.000-08:002010-02-15T04:24:56.266-08:00Orange Twine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gI9yDlVWQHx7Hpv3RonNl8Msj7Tbmqga11H3lOpmavKt_Lc7WCCLkQ72tq4HjPkaZMcCkq4TqD46XQmTbbUBviUvTdoHGkGNAjz-COmrIWFVOb1oCrv_zXndxQKc9-Mkig3sxVGkPg-J/s1600-h/twine+shit"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gI9yDlVWQHx7Hpv3RonNl8Msj7Tbmqga11H3lOpmavKt_Lc7WCCLkQ72tq4HjPkaZMcCkq4TqD46XQmTbbUBviUvTdoHGkGNAjz-COmrIWFVOb1oCrv_zXndxQKc9-Mkig3sxVGkPg-J/s400/twine+shit" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438445164204314514" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-24505662272963450382010-02-15T04:19:00.001-08:002010-02-15T04:19:25.035-08:00A: materials which Chickens need to lay eggs.<br /><br />1: Bedding (newspaper)<br />2: Hay<br />3: Straw<br />4: Pellets (specialized for chickens)<br />5: Poultry grain<br />6: Vegetables (lettuce) <br />7: Vegetables (spinach)<br />8: Cheese<br />9: Water<br />10: Stockholm Tar<br />11: Hen House<br />12: Grass<br /><br />B : Materials which are not used but come with necessary materials.<br /><br />1: Staples from the newspaper<br />2: Orange baling twine (hay & straw)<br />3: Plastic bag packaging from pellets<br />4: Plastic packaging from vegetable <br />5: Plastic packaging from cheese<br />6: Waist water<br />7: Steel tin from Stockholm tar<br /><br />C : Which of these materials are recycled and into what.<br /><br />1: Plastic bag packaging from pellets – under soil flower bedding<br />2: waist water – watering plants <br />3: Steel tin from Stockholm tar – storage<br />4: Orange Baling twine (hay & straw) – very little reused for string to fix and secure things.<br /><br />D : Materials that are simply thrown in the bin & reasons why.<br /><br />1: Plastic packaging from cheese – too small to use<br />2: Plastic packaging from vegetable – too small to use<br />3: Orange baling twine (hay & straw) – too much to use effectively, hard to turn into anything <br /> else.<br />4: Staples from the newspaper – dangerous to animals.<br /><br />E: Materials which most put in the bin (highest quantity first).<br /><br />1: Orange baling twine.<br />2: Plastic packaging from vegetable<br />3: Plastic packaging from cheeseTrojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-64119662422659781902010-02-15T04:16:00.000-08:002010-02-15T04:17:48.190-08:00Traditional eggs in a box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nzuiA6olpVdCGBZbZCcQqXQ1rVTUBp4gUC6gTRBOjyDCdv6A9Y1w2psG_CEoQGqVehjvDwXRYZ1B1_g8lvr4nFPf0x_F7p38vhNrcY34_Ns-0H7ziv4V7IEteQ7weODN5-zGYy54o72R/s1600-h/eggs+and+box.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nzuiA6olpVdCGBZbZCcQqXQ1rVTUBp4gUC6gTRBOjyDCdv6A9Y1w2psG_CEoQGqVehjvDwXRYZ1B1_g8lvr4nFPf0x_F7p38vhNrcY34_Ns-0H7ziv4V7IEteQ7weODN5-zGYy54o72R/s400/eggs+and+box.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438443059173180098" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-60929642081490907882010-02-10T02:57:00.001-08:002010-02-10T02:57:59.419-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">The network between consumer and the egg/chicken farmer.<br />Spring/summer</span><br /><br />1: Consumer-farmer<br /><br />2: Consumer-supermarket-farmer<br /><br />3: Consumer-transport-supermarket-transport-farmer<br /><br />4: Consumer-storehouse-transport-supermarket-storehouse-transport-storehouse- <br /> farmer<br /><br />5: Land fill site-consumer-storehouse-transport-supermarket-storehouse- <br /> transport-packaging-storehouse-farmer <br /><br />6: Land fill site-consumer-storehouse-transport-supermarket-storehouse- <br /> transport-packaging-storehouse-farmer-chicken<br /><br />7: Land fill site-consumer-storehouse-transport-supermarket-storehouse- <br /> transport-packaging-storehouse-farmer-chicken-egg<br /><br />8: Land fill site-consumer-storehouse-transport-supermarket-storehouse- <br /> transport-packaging-storehouse-farmer-chicken-egg-chicken<br /><br />9: Land fill site-consumer-storehouse-transport-supermarket-trasport-supermarket <br /> storehouse-transport-packaging-trasport-storehouse-farmer-chicken-egg-chicken<br /><br />10: Land fill site-consumer-internet-storehouse-transport-supermarket-trasport-<br /> supermarket storehouse-transport-packaging-trasport-storehouse-farmer-chicken-<br /> egg-chicken<br /><br />11: Land fill site-consumer-internet-storehouse-transport-supermarket-trasport-<br /> supermarket storehouse-transport-packaging-trasport-storehouse-farmer-chicken-<br /> egg-chicken-transport-packaging-chicken feed processor<br /><br />12: Soil-land fill site-consumer-internet-storehouse-transport-supermarket-trasport-<br /> supermarket storehouse-transport-packaging-trasport-storehouse-farmer-chicken-<br /> egg-chicken-transport-packaging-chicken feed processor-transport- farmer<br /><br />13: Soil-land fill site-consumer-internet-storehouse-transport-supermarket-trasport-<br /> supermarket storehouse-transport-packaging-trasport-storehouse-farmer-chicken-<br /> egg-chicken-transport-packaging-chicken feed processor-transport- farmer-<br /> transport-seed farmer<br /><br />14: Soil-land fill site-consumer-internet-storehouse-transport-supermarket-trasport-<br /> supermarket storehouse-transport-packaging-trasport-storehouse-farmer-chicken-<br /> egg-chicken-transport-packaging-chicken feed processor-transport- farmer-<br /> transport-seed farmer-field-water-sunlightTrojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-41079610305755597132010-02-09T01:49:00.000-08:002010-02-09T02:52:18.756-08:00About GEOTAGS<a href="http://keystone.collectionsaustralia.net/publisher/Outreach/?tag=geotagging">1. Telling stories of objects using maps</a> // Very basic example but maybe useful as explanation of the use and application of GEOTAGS for objects.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20090324211.pdf">2. Method and devise for geo-tagging objects before of after creation</a> // Lots of blabla but it has some diagrams that could be useful. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/mobile-geotagging-a-new-market-opportunity-from-within-the-lbs-and-ugc-markets,-analysis-and-forecasts-2009-2014-154813.asp">3. Geotagging market</a> // The abstract of an article about the new market opportunities that geotags brings. The article should include forecasts and predictions 2009-2014. But this report costs £1,499 so...enjoy the abstract! <br /><br />4. <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/">Yahoo! Geo Technologies</a> // A webpage I havent explored widely, but that leaded to a very interesting article about a pending patent from Yahoo to develop applications using <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/location_social_augmented_reality.php">geotags + social networks</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html">5. 6th sense technology</a> // a video-demo from TED. For me, a little too ambitious (and sometimes pretencious), missing mainly the "human" layer. Too many diverse applications are shown, but some are definitely related to what we are exploring. <br /><br /><em>posted by: the "chick"</em>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-44063222316725563562010-02-08T07:33:00.000-08:002010-02-08T07:36:35.507-08:00Crop to Shop Jimmys Supermarket SecretsJimmy Doherty explores the global logistics that bring fresh food from around the world to a shop near you, and uncovers the the science that keeps food fresh for weeks<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qn0by/Crop_to_Shop_Jimmys_Supermarket_Secrets/Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-73850562150445743882010-02-05T05:04:00.000-08:002010-02-05T05:29:44.238-08:00chilckens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5YXlrDxyTW2GOJqXB3haQGWka8rqySTQ6_z2FkSx0jvM6y6xojBHuFM07SVE4v9KIZ3adPVy2bi93t5N6Zk6s_TmXg_8CtqglCPey8dd9ZcQZSVctXF9saUPQSK0MJ_yAssShSeTpNVP/s1600-h/chickens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5YXlrDxyTW2GOJqXB3haQGWka8rqySTQ6_z2FkSx0jvM6y6xojBHuFM07SVE4v9KIZ3adPVy2bi93t5N6Zk6s_TmXg_8CtqglCPey8dd9ZcQZSVctXF9saUPQSK0MJ_yAssShSeTpNVP/s400/chickens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434744955069586706" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-54660816213732957122010-02-05T05:01:00.000-08:002010-02-05T05:04:16.766-08:00animals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR5xQAbg3joL5rybPevP9cpZoDzJVwJwpSmmUEhQAfDPiKnN__kDeeD_BQkpGnxpzASbt6eOuwOKwM8_d1zVLFREDOeXUtQw6gjmIUXDNa5Zb7Bi-1m1sy51CbEK0hh6rN8LnR0-l4w0J/s1600-h/animals.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR5xQAbg3joL5rybPevP9cpZoDzJVwJwpSmmUEhQAfDPiKnN__kDeeD_BQkpGnxpzASbt6eOuwOKwM8_d1zVLFREDOeXUtQw6gjmIUXDNa5Zb7Bi-1m1sy51CbEK0hh6rN8LnR0-l4w0J/s400/animals.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434744363830867954" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-31560929459223641432010-02-05T04:58:00.000-08:002010-02-05T05:01:38.810-08:00Freightliners City Farm Ltd, Islington, London<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGZbivd_s-1e7tbi9cej-32aLevEknbOavvFi_LfyFqWgY6UguQZCVs5M45Z5YQAnrgHVPfuPXT48lQUef78xAicCjdBPBvx_lywt8qdy0m0P-Gc9A348_7zSd5Jl6_RcT-IIOgBI9l7z/s1600-h/cityfarm+islington.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGZbivd_s-1e7tbi9cej-32aLevEknbOavvFi_LfyFqWgY6UguQZCVs5M45Z5YQAnrgHVPfuPXT48lQUef78xAicCjdBPBvx_lywt8qdy0m0P-Gc9A348_7zSd5Jl6_RcT-IIOgBI9l7z/s400/cityfarm+islington.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434743654586534706" /></a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-11899311651408915232010-02-04T15:23:00.000-08:002010-02-04T15:23:09.374-08:00Links to filesDownload/upload on google documents some of the files from yesterday. Login: trojenchicken@aol.co.uk Pass: same <br /><br />http://docs.google.com/<br /><br />Or following these links...<br /><br />The interview here:<br />http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-ERQnHXT6zUZmJhNDBlMGItODBjNC00MzE2LTlkZmUtN2Q2NWZkOWZlM2M5&hl=en<br /><br />The video of chickens eating camera here:<br />http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-ERQnHXT6zUZjNhZWJkYjEtM2FiMS00MWNlLWFmN2EtYmFmYjY4NDJkYWMy&hl=enTrojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-73625595735489466522010-02-03T11:00:00.000-08:002010-02-03T11:04:42.893-08:00Industrialization and Agriculture<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><p style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "><b id="weiss"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">All the market’s interested in is the price. Taste is not really a consideration</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">."</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span><i id="weiss"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Hannes Schulz, </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">poultry breeder</span></span></em></i></p><p style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The industrialisation of agriculture in Europe which started on a large scale after the end of the Second World War and has spread massively ever since has not only led to considerable changes in the landscape but has above all completely upset the balance of nature in many places: wetlands have been drained, tracts of land razed and levelled so that they can be worked with huge machines, gigantic irrigation systems have been created, more and more environmental toxins applied for fertilisation and pest control, new breeds and strains developed of which a small number now replace the wide variety that used to flourish. The consequences: loss of diversity in habitats and species, the dwindling of ground water supplies and the contamination of soils, rivers and living organisms. Industrialised agriculture is responsible for almost 10% of the greenhouse gas emissions produced in the EU.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The driving force behind this development for the past 50 years has been the agricultural policies of the EU. The agriculture budget amounts to around half of the total EU budget - around 47 billion euros a year. Initially subsidies were linked to yield levels – the more farmers produced, the more financial support they received from the EU – while in the past few years farmers have received payments according to the area of land they cultivated or the numbers of livestock they held. Both systems exclusively reward increases in production, intensification and the trend towards ever larger farms. What falls by the wayside are not only the environment and health safeguards but also the diversity and quality of our food.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An ever-diminishing number of agribusiness concerns are cultivating ever larger areas. Between 1975 and 1995 more than 1.4 million farms went out of business in Europe. The most badly affected countries are Italy, Spain, Portugal and France - in these four countries the number of people employed in agriculture shrank by at least a third between 1987 and 1997.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Between 1990 and 1995 the number of farms going out of business as a result of overly aged farmers many of whom had reached retirement or were given a grant-in-aid for giving up their economic activity, rose with increasing rapidity. During this period, when Europe had twelve nation members, over a million farmers went out of business – which amounts to more than 550 farms closing down every day! This trend has continued since 1995.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since 2003 subsidies have been contingent on the fulfilment of conditions in respect of environmental protection, food safety, health of livestock and plants as well as treatment of animals – albeit to a far too small degree in the concerted opinion of environmental and consumer protection organisations.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reference: http://www.we-feed-the-world.at/en/facts3.htm accessed 02 February 2010</span></span></i></span></p></span>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-53456267476422449172010-02-03T10:39:00.000-08:002010-02-03T11:19:14.084-08:00From WE FEED THE WORLD<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='550' height='460' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxhOymqcKWcaYvgAXsc8nbgIZJFHg6jaZueIkrfxUP_afYzS6iQe-Dt8ARlwesqQWxm2oWApqq62MktFta-gw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-522201688302491442010-02-02T06:45:00.000-08:002010-02-02T06:47:16.418-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><h4 style="padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 130%; line-height: 130%; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">http://www.linecaught.org.uk/</span><br /></h4><h4 style="padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 130%; line-height: 130%; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">With the bad press Sea Bass has been receiving the SWHFA decided to highlight the ethical, and sustainable alternative to farmed or pair-trawl caught bass by introducing individual tags for each fish caught using hook and line.</h4><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; "><img alt="lt-tag" src="http://www.linecaught.org.uk/images/stories/lt-tag.gif" width="127" height="254" style="float: left; " />The SWHFA numbered tags are inserted in the gills or mouth by the fishermen and should remain in the fish until taken out by the end-user.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; ">As well as environmental reasons for choosing line-caught bass; for example the wild caught bass have more muscle and are less flabby than farmed bass as they have a 100% natural diet.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; "><strong>To reduce costs we are keen to re-use the tags. If you would like to help us re-cycle the tags then please send them to: Seafood Cornwall Training, 50 the Strand, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5HW</strong></p></span></div>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-74374312283970543442010-01-28T14:37:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:38:28.458-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 12px; "><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; "><img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/img/radio/bbc_radio_four.gif" width="206" height="100" title="BBC Radio 4" alt="" /></h2><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; "><br /></h2><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; ">Farming Today<span class="blq-hide" style="position: absolute; left: -999em; width: 1em; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; top: -999em; display: block; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 5px; ">-</span><span style="display: block; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 5px; ">Thu, 28 Jan 2010</span></h2></span></div>http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q2mt1/Farming_Today_28_01_2010/Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-80844110203086075682010-01-28T14:36:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:37:21.833-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 12px; "><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; "><img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/img/radio/bbc_radio_four.gif" width="206" height="100" title="BBC Radio 4" alt="" /></h2><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; "><br /></h2><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; ">On Your Farm<span class="blq-hide" style="position: absolute; left: -999em; width: 1em; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; top: -999em; display: block; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 5px; "><br /></span><span class="blq-hide" style="position: absolute; left: -999em; width: 1em; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; top: -999em; display: block; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 5px; ">-</span><span style="display: block; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 5px; ">Sun, 24 Jan 2010</span></h2></span></div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q0b5s/On_Your_Farm_24_01_2010/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q0b5s/On_Your_Farm_24_01_2010/</a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-22655748512023293502010-01-28T14:33:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:35:38.256-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 12px; "><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; "><img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/img/radio/bbc_radio_four.gif" width="206" height="100" title="BBC Radio 4" alt="" /></h2><h2 class="ondemand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(245, 73, 151); font-weight: bold; width: 430px; ">Food Programme<span class="blq-hide" style="position: absolute; left: -999em; width: 1em; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; top: -999em; display: block; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 5px; ">-</span><span style="display: block; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 5px; ">City Food Lecture</span></h2></span></div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q0dc0/Food_Programme_City_Food_Lecture/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q0dc0/Food_Programme_City_Food_Lecture/</a>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254416875783016877.post-6317062547046116442010-01-28T14:30:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:31:37.877-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><div class="image" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><h1 style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: rgb(74, 100, 217); border-bottom-color: rgb(74, 100, 217); border-left-color: rgb(74, 100, 217); font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 2.166em; line-height: 1.154; width: 460px; border-top-width: 0px; border-top-style: initial; ">Supermarket ombudsman gets go-ahead</h1><p id="stand-first" class="stand-first-alone" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 34px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 1.333em; line-height: 1.25; width: 460px; ">• Government accepts recommendation of Competition Commission <br />• Watchdog will monitor retailers to protect food producers and consumers</p><p id="stand-first" class="stand-first-alone" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 34px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 1.333em; line-height: 1.25; width: 460px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2009/7/1/1246440440560/Supermarket-001.jpg" width="460" height="276" alt="Supermarket" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; " /></span></p></span></div><div class="image" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><p class="caption" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 1.25; font-size: 0.857em; font-weight: normal; ">The ombudsman will enforce a new groceries code of practice, which comes into force next month. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images</p></div><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; "></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">The government ended <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/aug/04/supermarkets-tesco" title="long-running speculation" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; ">long-running speculation</a> over plans for a supermarket ombudsman today by pledging to set up a new watchdog to protect suppliers and farmers from abuses of power by large retailers.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said it had accepted the Competition Commission's recommendation to create the new body to monitor supermarket behaviour. But the scope and powers of the new ombudsman remain unclear, and will be determined as the result of a forthcoming consultation.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">The ombudsman will enforce a new groceries supply code of practice (GSCOP), which will come into force on 4 February.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">Announcing the decision, the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Consumer affairs" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; ">consumer affairs</a> minister, Kevin Brennan, said a consultation would begin next month to decide how to enforce the code and what powers the ombudsman should have.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">"The revised GSCOP is a great improvement," he said. "However, the power that large grocery retailers remain able to wield over their suppliers can still create pressures on small producers, especially in these difficult economic times, which ultimately may impact on consumers.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">Ministers had been expected to make a decision before Christmas but met <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/29/supermarket-chains-lobby-ombudsman" title="strong resistance from the Big Four supermarkets" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; ">strong resistance from the "Big Four" supermarkets</a> (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons). Last week the Tories stole the government's thunder by announcing that they would create the new body through a levy on retailers.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">Tom MacMillan, of the Food <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ethics" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Ethics" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; ">Ethics</a> Council, said: "The government must now ensure that it listens to small producers as well as big business. A strong supermarket ombudsman, invested with real power, would have the authority to ensure fair prices from the farm gate to the checkout. It would protect the livelihoods of farmers across the UK and give consumers better access to fresh, healthy food."</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">The <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/aug/07/supermarkets-competition-commission-retail" title="ombudsman has been championed by the National Farmers Union" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; ">ombudsman has been championed by the National Farmers' Union</a>who say that dairy producers have been particularly squeezed – shoppers pay up to £1.70 for two litres of milk for which the farmer receives less than 50p. War on Want says an ombudsman would also help poorly paid workers in the developing world.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">However, the British Retail Consortium, speaking for the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/supermarkets" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Supermarkets" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; ">supermarkets</a>, said the new plans amounted to a costly and unnecessary new bureaucracy that would raise prices for consumers.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">Stephen Robertson, BRC director general, said: "This would tip the balance of negotiating power in favour of multinational food manufacturers, allowing them to drive up the prices customers pay. The UK grocery market is worth £130bn a year. If threats of involving an ombudsman allow big food companies to squeeze even 0.1% more out of supermarkets, that's £130m extra on customers' bills."</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">The Liberal Democrat environment, food and rural affairs spokesman, Tim Farron, said: "For years, Labour and the Tories have twiddled their thumbs while huge supermarkets have pushed thousands of farmers to the brink. Their response has been totally inadequate and there are serious doubts over whether these belated proposals will properly regulate the industry</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">."A code of practice that is not legally binding means that much will depend on how much power the ombudsman gets."</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">The shadow environment secretary, Nick Herbert, said: "This is a step forward but this belated announcement of further consultation is not the decisive action that consumers or the industry need. Ministers have had since April 2008 to take forward the Competition Commission's recommendation and now they still don't know what shape the Ombudsman should take. Conservatives are clear: we would establish a supermarket ombudsman to enforce the grocery supply code as a dedicated unit in the Office of Fair Trading to ensure a fair deal for producers and safeguard the consumer interest."</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: arial, sans-serif; "></p><ul class="article-attributes" style="padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; list-style-type: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.25; position: relative; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; min-height: 66px; border-top-color: rgb(74, 100, 217); border-right-color: rgb(74, 100, 217); border-bottom-color: rgb(74, 100, 217); border-left-color: rgb(74, 100, 217); "><li class="byline" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-weight: normal; display: block; "><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/rebeccasmithers" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; ">Rebecca Smithers</a>, Consumer affairs correspondent</li><li class="publication" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; ">guardian.co.uk</a>, Wednesday 13 January 2010</li></ul><p></p></span>Trojan Chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676428430403899289noreply@blogger.com0