Chickens across the country have needed to be kept indoors temporarily, to protect them from the risk of catching avian flu from wild birds - but farmer Duncan Janaway is making sure his flock stays…
By Duncan Janaway - 11th February 2021
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Chickens across the country have needed to be kept indoors temporarily, to protect them from the risk of catching avian flu from wild birds - but farmer Duncan Janaway is making sure his flock stays…
By Duncan Janaway - 11th February 2021
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What do you picture when you hear the words ‘free range’? Bright, spacious hen houses? Small flocks roaming on green pastures? The reality is very different.
By Ellen Warrell - 31st January 2021
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From playing music to hens and dousing seeds in hot water to brewing up potent compost: a scheme running farmer-led research is helping spread sustainable farming techniques across the UK.
By Jack Thompson - 28th January 2021
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A lack of public funding in cellular agriculture means big multinationals are leading research and risks reinforcing big corporate interests in food.
By Nina Pullman - 16th December 2020
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Trialling soya-free feed, adapting to Covid and protecting livelihoods have been top of the list for three organic meat producers this year.
By Jack Thompson - 15th December 2020
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Rumours abound that high welfare hens produce orange egg yolks, but that’s not necessarily true.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd November 2020
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Campaigners spelt out SOS for ‘Save our Standards’ in pumpkins in a last ditch attempt to persuade MPs ahead of crunch Agriculture Bill vote on protecting British food standards under trade deals.
By Nina Pullman - 3rd November 2020
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‘Chlorine chicken is tip of the iceberg’, say high-profile celebrities, chefs and media personalities behind new campaign to ban imports of low-quality food under new trade deal.
By Nina Pullman - 30th September 2020
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The agri revolution led to a focus on crop yields above all else – but researchers are beginning to look again at nutrition in our food.
By Jack Thompson - 9th April 2021
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The Netflix documentary has been welcomed for spotlighting damage from large-scale fishing while its claim that no fish is sustainable is disputed.
By Nina Pullman - 8th April 2021
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More than just reefs and rainforests, habitat diversity also covers the heaths, woodlands, fens and bogs closer to home. Here's how you can help protect and visit some of the habitat restoration…
By Becky Blench - 8th April 2021
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Charity Surfers Against Sewage hopes to galvanise 100,000 Brits to clean a million miles of rivers, beaches and green spaces to counter the rise in single-use plastic since the pandemic.
By Nina Pullman - 8th April 2021
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I found it hard to disagree with the main conclusion of Seaspiracy: that there is almost no sustainable fishing, and the labels claiming sustainability fall a long way short of delivering it.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 8th April 2021
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The pandemic has brought a fresh perspective on the power of community and feelings of injustice: let’s channel this anger positively and build dignified food security for all, writes David Markson.
By David Markson - 6th April 2021
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