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The AGtivist: ‘dirty meat’ & food fraud rife in UK, according to NFCU records

The AGtivist looks into the thousands of disturbing cases recorded by the National Food Crime Unit

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The AGtivist: whistleblowers call out rapid intensification of meat & dairy industry

A scathing new report makes startling claims about the practices of the food industry – and it's written by those on the inside

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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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Radical reform of supermarket practices urgently needed, say farmers

Supermarkets Activism Farming

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The Borderline Challenge: raising awareness of mental health in farming

Farming Mental health

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The AGtivist: ‘dirty meat’ & food fraud rife in UK, according to NFCU records

Animal welfare Environment and ethics Meat

STORY OF THE WEEK

The supermarkets know how much they’re taking and how vulnerable farmers are. They exploit the power imbalance. They know that you are always negotiating with two hands tied behind your back. Haydn Evans, dairy farmer

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WL Meets: Indra Thillainathan on fighting climate change through farming and food

Climate change

Opinion

News from the farm: Common sense & uncommon commitment

Employee ownership Farming Guy Singh-Watson News from the farm

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The AGtivist: whistleblowers call out rapid intensification of meat & dairy industry

Activism Animal welfare Environment and ethics

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News from the Farm: Soups, “stewps” & Sunday safety nets

Eating and drinking Health News from the farm

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How community projects are building a brighter future for British farms

Agroecology Community Farming Organics

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Westminster Food and Nutrition Forum uncovers dire truths within UK food system

Agroecology Food waste Politics Diets

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KFC’s Better Chicken Commitment bites the dust as less than 1% progress is made

Eating out Animal welfare

The AGtivist

The AGtivist finds: 1000s of live animals exported through the Northern Ireland loophole

Activism Animal welfare Farming

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