Public awareness is growing over the threat to British standards of food and animal welfare after Jamie Oliver backs campaign in video on Instagram.
By Nina Pullman - 5th June 2020
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The fact organic is behind food miles and plastic when it comes to ethical concerns is a worrying trend for the future of the sector, writes Riverford sales rep Jack Thompson.
By Jack Thompson - 29th May 2020
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The government has voted down key amendments to the Agriculture Bill to limit its obligations on food standards and environmental protections as post-Brexit trade talks continue.
By Ben Elraes - 20th May 2020
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Campaign backed by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall urges citizens and MPs to vote for agroecological amendments in tomorrow’s landmark Agriculture Bill hearing.
By Nina Pullman - 12th May 2020
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The demise of small abattoirs is jeopardising the supply of high welfare and smaller scale livestock farmers at a time of growing interest in ‘less and better’ quality meat.
By Hugh Thomas - 10th March 2020
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Animal feed made from soy in the spotlight as NGOs warn chicken, and not red meat, could be bigger driver of deforestation.
By Nina Pullman - 27th February 2020
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New appeal from Send a Cow and Tusk, and matched by government funding, will fund training in sustainable farming to replace poaching in Uganda.
By Nina Pullman - 20th January 2020
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Diverse ideas and ecosystems are key to a truly sustainable agricultural revolution and the best takeaway from the Oxford Real Farming Conference, writes journalist Anna Turns.
By Anna Turns - 16th January 2020
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Jerome Flynn has joined a campaign to highlight ‘horrific’ pig welfare as campaign finds three quarters of food retailers buy pork from factory farms.
By Nina Pullman - 27th November 2019
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World Chocolate Day will take place among growing pressure for Nestle to reverse decision to stop buying Fairtrade cocoa and sugar.
By Nina Pullman - 7th July 2020
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A sustainable packaging start-up is collecting waste fruit and veg from farms and converting it into an edible packaging material using the kombucha drink fermentation technique.
By Juliette Bretan - 6th July 2020
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Learn how to pickle radishes in this week's Veg Hack with chef James Evans.
By James Evans - 3rd July 2020
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Water is a precious resource – July's GYO Wicked Leeks column is all about how to use it wisely in your garden, maximise soil moisture and conserve water if you’re going away.
By Sarah Brown - 2nd July 2020
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Even up until the 1990s, we were the only ones growing them in the UK – that was before the health benefits around antioxidants became known and it really took off.
By David Trehane - 2nd July 2020
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As previously, transport is our biggest sin, and the final delivery to the door is the most carbon costly – so we are converting over 70 per cent of our vans to electric by 2023.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st July 2020
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