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Reports: Soy no more: Breaking away from soy in UK pig and poultry farming

The over production of soy in the Global South is a key driver of deforestation – and almost 90% of the soy that the UK imports goes to animal feed – mainly for feeding chickens in intensive units and pigs on large-scale holdings.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Friday 23 June 2023

Reports: Sustain evidence to the EFRA Committee on supply chain fairness

The UK’s food supply chain has become inefficient, unfair, and inflexible therefore unable to cope with the shocks increasingly being imposed on it. Our evidence shows that huge amounts of money are extracted out of the system as costs and profits. The data in our Unpicking Food Prices report (deliberately using data from before the Ukraine invasion) showed that farmers often receive less than 1% of the overall profit, with farm businesses relying on income support payments from Government.
Sustain | Friday 23 June 2023

Blog: What do we want on our plates? Food partnerships show Westminster a better food future is oven-ready

On 14 June, the 90+ strong Sustainable Food Places network joined parliamentarians in Westminster to underscore the role of food partnerships in developing and attracting investment in the food and farming sector. Sustain’s Vera Zakharov and Bella Driessen explore the key ingredients to help serve up a better food system.
Sustainable Food Places | Thursday 22 June 2023

News: New report out ‘Soy No More: Breaking away from soy in UK pig and poultry farming’

A new report ‘Soy No More: Breaking away from soy in UK pig and poultry farming’ has been launched by Sustain, The Landworkers Alliance, Pasture for Life, Feedback Global and Hodmedod. The over production of soy in the Global South is a key driver of deforestation – and almost 90% of the soy that the UK imports goes to animal feed – mainly for feeding chickens in intensive units and pigs on large-scale holdings.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Thursday 22 June 2023

News: £50 for SME energy use interviewees

Small businesses wanted. Ends 23 June 2023.
Real Bread Campaign | Wednesday 21 June 2023

Blog: How to Build a Land Justice Movement

If we are to hope for real land justice in the UK in terms of systemic reforms in housing, farming, industry and public land access, then we need a coalition of organisations leading us towards a common vision. The Land Justice Spring Gathering – organised by Shared Assets – brought such organisations into the same room to come up with some unexpected and thought-provoking results.
Sustain | Wednesday 21 June 2023

Events: Free beginner food growing session on growing for the school calendar

In this free beginner food growing session in partnership with The Royal Parks, we'll learn all about establishing and maintaining a school food garden that matches the academic calendar.
Capital Growth | Tuesday 20 June 2023

News: Bakery energy costs update

Seeking and sharing how businesses are faring.
Real Bread Campaign | Tuesday 20 June 2023

News: Three UK supermarkets source antibiotic treated chicken from producer linked to salmonella outbreak

A joint investigation by ITV News, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Guardian has discovered Asda, Iceland and Lidl are buying frozen chicken products from SuperDrob - a major European meat supplier - which they say is the source of an outbreak of antibiotic resistant Salmonella in the UK in 2020, which killed five people and infected around 1,300 others.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Tuesday 20 June 2023

News: Bread: pressing Defra for answers

Real Bread Campaign follows up on sourfaux, wholemeal and more.
Real Bread Campaign | Monday 19 June 2023