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The AGtivist finds: “superbugs” in multiple UK meat supply chains

Ten years ago, the UK government warned that the use of antibiotics in livestock farming presented a critical threat to public health. What's changed since then? The AGtivist investigates.

Animal welfare Health Meat

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The AGtivist finds: poisonous, noxious & polluting matter routinely pumped into rivers

Following the biggest ever legal action relating to environmental pollution in the UK, WL's The AGtivist looks into the factors contributing to the degradation of our waterways

Activism Animal welfare Environment and ethics

Features

UK’s first qualification in sustainable hospitality, a sell-out success

Nick Easen meets the driving forces behind a new course which aims to shake up the UK food scene from the inside-out

Eating out Eating and drinking Ethical business

Opinion

WL op-ed: Hook, line & sinker – the truth about fish farms

Claims that farmed fish are a sustainable and ethical source of protein are fantasy, warns Amy P. Wilson

Animal welfare Environment and ethics Fish

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The ‘Better Chicken Commitment’ lie

The Better Chicken Commitment has come under scrutiny, with leading signatories yet to make any progress on their promises, finds David Burrows

Animal welfare Eating and drinking Farming

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WL Glossary #4: ‘Corporate commitments’

Climate change Business Dairy

WL Meets

WL Meets: Josiah Meldrum – putting the pulse back into veg

Environment and ethics Eating and drinking Plant-based

Opinion

News from the farm: Cider, community & muddled thinking

Community Farming Guy Singh-Watson

STORY OF THE WEEK

Legislation is essential to ensure a level playing field. Without it, responsible businesses risk being undercut by less committed competitors and cheap, lower-welfare imports Tracey Jones, Global Director of Food Business at Compassion in World Farming

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The AGtivist finds: “superbugs” in multiple UK meat supply chains

Animal welfare Health Meat

Features

The women rewriting the future of farming

Agroecology Regenerative farming Farming

Features

Cracking progress on cage-free eggs while others fall fowl of commitments

Sustainable Food Series Animal welfare Eating and drinking

Features

Fish of the Day: the chefs & suppliers diversifying how we eat & why

Sustainable Food Series Eating and drinking Fish

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The AGtivist finds: poisonous, noxious & polluting matter routinely pumped into rivers

Activism Animal welfare Environment and ethics

Features

News from the farm: Fuelling the fire – the biodiesel fantasy

Climate change Environment and ethics

Features

UK’s first qualification in sustainable hospitality, a sell-out success

Eating out Eating and drinking Ethical business

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Poultry pain can be reduced for a few paltry pence

Animal welfare Ethical business Meat

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