Articles
Business and Food
A labourious crisis
We explore the challenges and possibilities for the horticulture industry
Covid-19 and the local abattoir sector
How has the coronavirus impacted the local abattoir sector and local meat supply? We set out our key recommendations to Government to sup...
Into the unknown: The future of British lamb
With Waitrose becoming one of the first retailers to announce it will pull New Zealand lamb, how is the future trade of lamb going to cha...
G’day for a trade deal?
How would a future trade deal between the UK and Australia effect food and farming? According to a leaked Defra document, food standards ...
Finding our common ground and common purpose
Director of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, Sue Pritchard, explains why now more than ever, we need collaboration between s...
What does a US deal on UK agriculture look like?
Honor Eldridge digs deeper into what a future trade deal could mean and why there could be disastrous consequences for UK farmers. She se...
Campaign for Local Abattoirs at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
Join us at the Oxford Real Farming Conference on 3rd January to hear an update on the campaign and current situation for local abattoirs.
A cautionary tale of two supermarkets
Two supermarkets control nearly 70% of Australia's grocery sector, granting them enormous power. Criticisms of the negative environmental...
Farmdrop’s Ben Pugh reflects on Brexit
Amidst Brexit chaos, we speak to Ben Pugh, founder and CEO of Farmdrop, the “ethical grocery store”, who says that despite his concerns a...
Press Release: Joint Letter to Michael Gove Urges Action to Save Small Abattoirs
Thirty-four organisations, reflecting a wide range of food, farming, consumer and nature conservation interests have written to Defra’s S...
Scottish Islands Abattoir Project Report
This end of project report from the Scottish Islands Abattoir Project shows how significant and beneficial small, island abattoirs are to...
Are city start-ups a help or hindrance to local food?
In the last few decades, there has been a quiet revolution in food as more farmers have increasingly sold their produce direct to the pub...