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Food, Farming, Fairness.

Features

Meet the farming matchmakers, bringing landowners and tenants together

With 70% of the land in Britain owned by just 1% of the population, availability of land remains a major barrier for new entrant farmers – but "landmatching" hopes to change that.

Land ownership Community Farming

Features

Reimagining retail to resurrect the fruit and veg market

A recent survey revealed that the British public would prefer to buy from independent retailers, including cooperatives. What needs to happen to make this a reality? Nick Easen goes in search of answers.

Supermarkets Ethical business

News

2025 Farm Profitability Report – a sector in crisis, crying out for a “new deal”

A 155-page review by former NFU president, Minette Batters, calls for "a new deal for profitable farming"

UK Gov Farming Politics

WL Meets

WL Meets: Dee Woods, the educator campaigning for everyone’s ‘right to food’

Nick Easen meets the food justice policy coordinator for Landworkers' Alliance and gleans hopeful ideas for a fairer food future

Activism Agroecology

News

Farming responsible for 40% of UK river pollution

The latest Environment Agency report shows that while the number of farms is falling, pollution incidents are rising.

Environment and ethics Farming Food waste

News

Poison for profit – EU exports 122,000 tonnes of banned pesticides

Pesticides Environment and ethics

Opinion

News from the farm: A lot to learn before dusk descends

Agroforestry Farming Guy Singh-Watson

Features

Meet the farming matchmakers, bringing landowners and tenants together

Land ownership Community Farming

STORY OF THE WEEK

You mix the chemicals and see what happens. You spray and then you trust in god. Farmer, Kenya, as interviewed by Swedwatch

Opinion

News from the farm: Furrows, fairness & 40 years of Riverford

Farming Guy Singh-Watson News from the farm

Features

Reimagining retail to resurrect the fruit and veg market

Supermarkets Ethical business

News

2025 Farm Profitability Report – a sector in crisis, crying out for a “new deal”

UK Gov Farming Politics

News

The AGtivist special report: systemic failures in animal welfare across supply chain

Animal welfare

WL Meets

WL Meets: Dee Woods, the educator campaigning for everyone’s ‘right to food’

Activism Agroecology

News

Farming responsible for 40% of UK river pollution

Environment and ethics Farming Food waste

News

1.8 years of healthy life is lost per person globally due to factory farming, report finds

Activism Animal welfare Health Meat

Features

News from the farm: Festive sharing & loving your leftovers

Eating and drinking

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