- Animal welfare
- Organics
What makes egg yolks orange?
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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- Environment & ethics
- Animal welfare
- Politics
Saving food standards becomes scary prospect
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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- Farming
- Politics
- Animal welfare
Joe Wicks joins Jamie Oliver in fight for food standards
‘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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- Animal welfare
- Environment & ethics
- Meat
Restaurants could sell non-labelled US meat
EXCLUSIVE: New investigation finds restaurants, hotels and pubs source significant percentage of meat from abroad and would consider US meat under new trade deal with no need to label.
By David Burrows and Nick Hughes - 30th September 2020
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- Politics
- Animal welfare
- Environment & ethics
Lords vote to ban low-quality food imports
A House of Lords vote to ban sales of imported food that does not meet UK standards sends strong message to MPs ahead of next Ag Bill review.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd September 2020
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- Animal welfare
- Ethical business
- Organics
Sirloin, rib-eye or retired?
Meet the farmer selling meat from retired dairy cows to apply organic ethics to end of life and pioneer an alternative to the short life-cycle dairy industry.
By Anna Turns - 18th September 2020
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- Politics
- Animal welfare
- Health
Over 500k sign petition to protect food standards
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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- Organics
- Biodiversity
- Animal welfare
Why is organic last on the list?
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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- Politics
- Animal welfare
- Biodiversity
A blow for sustainable farming
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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Latest articles
- Farming
- Ethical business
- Fairtrade
Roots to Fruits: Seasonality or seasonal workers?
Most British strawberries today are grown in coconut fibre under acres of polytunnels and the season has been extended far beyond summer, writes Louise Gray in her latest Roots to Fruits column.
By Louise Gray - 23rd July 2021
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- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Celebrating the best of British summer fruit
UK fruit is at its peak of ripeness and flavour; juicy sun-warmed fruits that make for blissful eating whether enjoyed as they are or in one of these show stopping recipes.
By Becky Blench - 22nd July 2021
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- News from the farm
- Farming
Mixed farming and the National Food Strategy
Market forces have driven agriculture towards specialisation and scale; the increased yields have reduced the price of food over the last 70 years, but with catastrophic environmental costs.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 22nd July 2021
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- Climate change
- Farming
UK farmers trial soya alternatives for animal feed
British farmers are trialling alternatives to soya in animal feed, known to cause deforestation in the Amazon.
By Jack Thompson - 19th July 2021
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- Climate change
- Health
- Eating & drinking
My green kid can cook
As the summer holidays approach, Anna Turns tries a new green cooking book with her daughter and finds a wealth of education and creativity.
By Anna Turns - 19th July 2021
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- The big interview
- Inequality
- Farming
Hungry for truth
‘The Angry Chef’, aka Anthony Warner, tells Jack Thompson why food doesn’t have an ‘easy answer’ and why feeding the masses is a forgotten side of sustainability.
By Jack Thompson - 16th July 2021
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