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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  My life on a legendary soap
  I’ve known Graham Harvey for many years and long admired his gift for spotting pioneers long before others do
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  WHAT BIG CHICKEN DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE
  4 A comedian’s quest for answers reveals what lies behind cheap chicken Would you put your health on the line to make a point? Well, comedian Mo Gilligan did just that for his new Netflix documentary Big Chicken. On a… Read more: WHAT BIG CHICKEN DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE
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  WELCOMING COMPASSION’S NEW GLOBAL AMBASSADOR, LEAH GARCES
  I am pleased to announce the return of Leah Garcés to Compassion in World Farming as our Global Ambassador. 
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  WHEN THE MARSH HARRIERS DISAPPEARED
  How This Year’s Record-breaking Summer Has Taken More Than Rain
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  A RIVER’S RIGHT TO BE A RIVER AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US ALL
  15 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 the Wye presided… Read more: A RIVER’S RIGHT TO BE A RIVER AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US ALL

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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