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20% of EU chicken comes from Poland’s megafarms, where salmonella outbreaks are on the rise

Despite over 2500 infections and several deaths, the UK Gov has yet to implement a ban on the implicated food companies, finds The AGtivist

Intensive farming Animal welfare Health Meat

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A wake-up call for coffee’s chemical pesticide dependency

Pesticides

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Rights of Nature movement grows, with the Wye and Ouse subject to new protection charters

Water Nature Politics

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Farming Minister visits Riverford as calls for an Organic Action Plan for England gain traction

With the organic market growing year-on-year, but most demand met by imports, Dame Angela Eagle visits Riverford, where profitable veg production goes hand in hand with nature recovery and future food resilience

UK Gov Farming Organics Politics

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“Someone is being exploited somewhere,” says Zack Polanski, of a food system that’s already in crisis

A new report by the Autonomy Institute highlights the projected rise in the price of fruit & veg over the next 10+ years. Cost-of-living and climate crises are inextricably linked, argues David Burrows, something that Green Party Leader, Zack Polanski, knows all too well

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Deregulation of gene-edited food deemed flawed & unlawful by High Court, in Beyond GM victory

A landmark ruling finds Defra chose speed over rigour, and former Farming Minister excluded transparency and safety measures on an "erroneous basis"

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How Big Ag tied “regen” to synthetic chemical inputs and shaped European farming policy

The same multi-billion-dollar companies producing synthetic agrochemicals are also lobbying for "regen agriculture". David Burrows smells a rat.