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The rise of the micro dairy
Farmer Alex Heffron explains why the dairy industry is in a crisis due to the price pressures placed on them. This will cause some farms ...
What to read in 2019
Are you looking for a summer read? Check out these recently published books on a range of sustainable food and farming issues. Questions ...
Making change happen: A Q & A with Gail Bradbrook
We speak to Dr Gail Bradbrook about why she co-founded Extinction Rebellion and what she views as the way forward to address the crisis o...
Valuing natural capital: A Q & A with Dieter Helm
We speak to Dieter Helm, Chair of the Natural Capital Committee, about public money for public goods and how money can be used to acceler...
Creating a sustainable agriculture policy
In this podcast, Patrick discusses sustainable agriculture policy, as well as how we as a species can live in harmony with the planet and...
What I See: It is May
Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows and Cotswold farmer, continues her blog series, reflecting on the abundance of wildlif...
A regenerative era in Australian agriculture is emerging
Amid growing evidence and awareness of the impact of industrial agriculture on the environment, climate, public health, farming communiti...
The Welsh Government’s Consultation on Environmental Principles
Last week, the Sustainable Food Trust submitted written evidence to the Welsh Government’s consultation on Environmental Principles and G...
Agri-Culture: Source of a Healthy Culture, Society, and Mother Earth
In this excerpt from award winning author Charles Massy's book, Call of the Reed Warbler, we hear stories about regenerative agriculture ...
What does President Trump mean for UK farming?
With the US President, Donald Trump, visiting the UK next week, the future of US/UK trade is under scrutiny. Our Head of Policy, Honor El...
Meat: A taxing issue?
Our policy director Richard Young sets out why we oppose a tax on meat and how a recent debate, organised by the Food Ethics Council, con...
Innovation and precaution: European principles and new ideas
Europe’s precautionary principle is being challenged in the name of innovation. What might at first seem like a battle of words could, ho...