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Small abattoirs cows in sustainable farming

Small abattoirs crucial for transition to sustainable farming

Small abattoirs were the focus again at last week’s Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC), with a...

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Abattoir Sector Group launched to promote a thriving UK network of sustainable and local abattoirs

Abattoir Sector Group launched to promote a thriving UK network of sustainable and local abattoirs

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Abattoirs to be eligible for support under the Agriculture Bill, following House of Lords debate

Abattoirs to be eligible for support under the Agriculture Bill, following House of Lords debate

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New report calls for Government to support small abattoirs as backbone of family farms and rural economy

We welcome a new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare that highlights i...

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We need Government help to save small abattoirs

Yesterday we heard from speakers at the Oxford Real Farming Conference about the crisis facing ou...

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Campaign for Local Abattoirs welcomes Michael Gove’s comments

The Sustainable Food Trust welcomes Michael Gove's comments in support of small abattoirs

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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 an...

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Press Release: SFT Responds to Animal Welfare Groups on CCTV cameras

The Sustainable Food Trust recognises the potential benefits of CCTV in abattoirs in preventing w...

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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 conserva...

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Press release: Government action urgently needed to save small abattoirs

At the Future of UK Farming conference an expert panel explained why the continuing decline of sm...

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Agriculture Bill must help ensure the survival of local abattoirs

In a Parliamentary Briefing paper the Sustainable Food Trust and the Campaign for Local Abattoirs...

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Small abattoir owner and butcher John Mettrick reaches out to Michael Gove

John Mettrick is a butcher and small abattoir owner in Derbyshire and President of the National F...

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Michael Gove and Minette Batters to speak about the Future of UK Farming

The Future of Farming, a 2-day conference [1] on 27-28 April, organised by the Sustainable Food T...

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Local abattoirs must be recognised as a public good

Press release from ORFC 2019 calls for local abattoirs to be recognised as a public good

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