‘I was told I was a complete idiot’ about organic farming, Charles said day before becoming king
by Jon Ungoed-Thomas from Environment | The Guardian on (#63R4K)
In final remarks as Prince of Wales, he spoke of being vindicated over risks of intensive agriculture
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King Charles III said he was thought of as a complete idiot" for wanting to farm organically, but was proved right over his concerns about the impact of the use of antibiotics in conventional agriculture.
At one of his last official engagements as Prince of Wales on the day before the Queen's death, Charles talked about his longstanding concerns that the widespread use of antibiotics could lead to increased resistance in bugs and viruses.
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