Mass Production of Meat is One of the Biggest Causes of Climate Change. To Fix the Problem You Need to Support Small Scale Ethical Farmers.
Three global meat companies – JBS, Cargill and Tyson – emitted more greenhouse gases in 2016 than all of Germany, Europe’s biggest climate polluter by far at the time of the report. Livestock production now contributes nearly 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions Two groundbreaking studies into the environmental impact…
Why Not Visit a Farm Shop on the A66, The UK’s Favourite Road
The A66 located in the north of England was recently named peoples favourite road.The 115-mile road spans the width of the country, from Penrith to Scotch Corner. Despite passing the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Pennines, the reasons cited for its popularity were its lack of debris, good lighting, light…
Most Farm Animals in the UK eat a lot of GM Soya, Here’s what you need to know.
Most people think of Soya as a healthy food, it’s been popular with vegetarians and vegans for decades, and Soyabeans have been a staple of the Asian diet for thousands of years. Soya is a great choice for anyone on a non meat diet as it’s a complete protein that…
Farm Shops are More Popular than Ever with People Who Care About Themselves, Their Family and the Environment
Farm shops have become really popular in recent years, boosted by an increasingly food-savvy and environmentally aware public, farmers looking to improve their profits and reconnect with the consumer, and of course the odd food scare. After the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic left many supermarket shelves bare, and…
Here’s Why There’s a Shortage of CO2 in the UK and What it Means for Food Production
Britain’s meat and poultry industries have warned that an impending shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2) will cause massive disruption to food supplies within two weeks. The gas is used to stun animals humanely before slaughter. European and UK laws stipulate that animals must be effectively stunned before slaughter, (except for…
Order Your Christmas Turkeys Early this year. Support British Farmers and beat the shortages
Support British Farmers and beat the shortages The well publicised labour shortages have hit the Christmas market hard this year as our seasonal Turkey and Geese farmers rely very heavily on seasonal workers to process their birds. Because of the forecast shortages many farmers chose to reduce the size of…