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For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from January and February, please use this great update

From news about nitrogen pollution to the live animal export ban, to bringing back beavers and the growth of mega-farms , plus a whole lot more…

Opinion Articles

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  Nitrogen: Diet and food waste key to tackling one of the great pollutants of our time
  Nitrogen pollution is a large contributor to the triple planetary crisis of climate, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
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  We must halt the invasion of the US mega farm to our countryside
  Old MacDonald has a lot to answer for.
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  Beaver releases: Protesting Cairngorms farmers get things out of proportion
  Beavers and landowners can sometimes come into conflict but these situations can be managed
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  10 years after ‘Farmageddon’ – signs of hope for nature-friendly agriculture
  Emergency approval for a bee-harming pesticide by the UK Government has once again sent shock waves through the countryside
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  Live animal export ban is a resolution the UK Government must keep
  Thirty years after protests against live animal exports, the UK is on the cusp of making a historic change

Blogs

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  A RIVER’S RIGHT TO BE A RIVER AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US ALL
  15 Like on Social: From animal sentience to nature’s rights, a new idea is taking hold On a sunny Sunday, a crowd gathered on the banks of the River Wye to witness an extraordinary spectacle. A towering puppet Goddess of… Read more: A RIVER’S RIGHT TO BE A RIVER AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US ALL
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  THE END OF THE CAGE AGE IS NOW FINALLY IN SIGHT
  Like on Social: A million voices, years of persistence, and a promise that may finally be kept Imagine a world where you didn’t have to think about whether something on a supermarket shelf is okay or not. Where the only… Read more: THE END OF THE CAGE AGE IS NOW FINALLY IN SIGHT
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  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FARMING AND FACTORY FARMING
  25 Like on Social: The debate sparked by Chris Packham’s recent TV remarks has shone a light on a distinction that often gets lost: the difference between industrial factory farming and the many farmers working with nature, animals and the… Read more: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FARMING AND FACTORY FARMING
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  ENDING FACTORY FARMING BY 2040: WHY IT’S ESSENTIAL AND HOW WE GET THERE
  Why the food system that fed the past is now threatening the future and why business as usual is no longer an option.
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  HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?
  9 Like on Social: We trust what we see on supermarket shelves. But when it comes to how our food is produced, that trust may be misplaced. New evidence from a UK Government consultation shows that consumers overwhelmingly want honest,… Read more: HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?

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Up and Coming Speaker Events

• 7^th Feb: Residence Palace, Brussels
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Animal Welfare in World Religion  
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, The Politics of Food
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival: Cultivated Meat – will it help our Future? 
• 11th April: Harting Society 
• 21st May: Farm Animal Congress in Brazil (online) 
• 31st May: Hay Festival, Wales 

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