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Standards Matter
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Sustainable Livestock
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Innovative Farming
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Our Food Security
Environment
We have become a society that over-consumes. We eat more than we need to and waste far too much
Research paper sheds new light on nitrous oxide anthropogenic emissions including the contribution of livestock
There is a lack of understanding about British beef production and the distinction between it and production elsewhere in the world
We are right to be concerned about our overall plastic use (5 million tonnes in the UK), and to call on retailers and manufacturers to do more.
We need to rethink what we know about meat and its contribution to climate change, because not everything we hear in the media and from the influential people we listen to is correct.
Food Security
Livestock farming has been instrumental in shaping not just our landscapes, but also our diverse rural communities.
If the Covid-19 crisis has taught us anything it is that having a robust domestic agricultural industry is essential to our food security.
Health & Diet
The booklet will be of particular interest to meat processors and manufacturers who engage directly with the public as well as with retailers
A new research report puts some interesting figures on the rise in popularity of new plant-based meat alternatives.
the campaign could open the door for new players in food and agriculture to capitalise on a lucrative new market,
Many of these criticisms are inaccurate or misinformed and often lack evidence to back them up.
Standards
After Brexit, the UK has real opportunities to strike ambitious new trade deals and grow exports of great British food all over the world.
A key objective of Brexit is to pursue an independent trade policy and to be ‘free’ of EU rules and regulations.
Sustainability
A study just published by Auckland University of Technology proves that New Zealand sheep and beef farms are already close to being carbon neutral.
As attacks on the meat industry continue, we can only expect next year to be even more challenging.
A story in The New Yorker came out recently about Dr. Pat Brown, the founder of Impossible Foods. If readers scan the headline
Millions of people grapple with the effect their lifestyle choices have on climate change
Trade
If you are involved in the food industry you hear a lot about time-poor people with busy lifestyles who have no time for cooking
We live in a fickle world with people being tempted by all sorts of new products all vying for consumer attention.
As we prepare to leave the single market we need to start thinking about persuading overseas consumers that ‘British is best.’
As we prepare to leave the single market we need to start thinking about persuading overseas consumers that ‘British is best.