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Agriculture
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

British roast dinner hit with cocktail of more than 100 pesticides, Greenpeace warns

More than 100 pesticides are used on vegetables for a classic British roast dinner, prompting calls to halve pesticide and fertiliser use by 2030.
Agriculture
fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 months ago

Farmers' protest in London: Everything you need to know about the event

Farmers are organizing a tractor protest in London on Budget Day to oppose proposed inheritance tax changes that could force family farms to sell land.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Explained: Why are MPs wearing a wheat sheaf on their lapels?

MPs wore wheat sheaf pin badges during PMQs to support Back British Farming Day and highlight the importance of British agriculture to communities and the economy.
fromBusiness Matters
8 months ago

Starmer accused of betraying farmers as British food pledge stalls

With the public sector spending an estimated £5 billion a year on food, the pledge was billed as a potential multi-billion-pound lifeline for farmers. However, data obtained by the Countryside Alliance shows that only two government departments currently source a majority of their food from Britain: the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (80%) and the Department of Health and Social Care (72%).
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 year ago

Nigel Farage defends allowing US chlorinated chicken into UK as part of trade deal

Nigel Farage supports importing labelled chlorinated chicken from the US, claiming British consumers already accept lower standards from imports.
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