Jane Deith, "British farmers complaint is that the farming payment system that replaced EU subsidies when we left the EU with Brexit, has too many regulations, making it hard to compete with cheap imports that don't have to meet the same criteria" Jane Deith #C4News "They say

Transparent supply chains with farm level data will enable informed choices at caterer level in the £1Bn public sector market thanks to agilechain.io and Soil Association exchange technologies. foodservicefootprint.com/the-easter-dig…

Food Import charges announced: “Increase costs, potentially reduce consumer choice, and increase the likelihood of empty shelves” bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Good luck to our Cool Food Pro (UK/FR) team as finalists in the innovation award category at the Public Sector Catering awards this evening 🤞🏆

🚨’Farmers are warning of food shortages as record rainfall threatens to bring the first season without a harvest on some farms since the end of the Second World War... ‘ Welcome to the new normal. Except this isn’t the new normal. It’s going to get worse and worse and worse.

"I dare not plant a crop on that block of land again." ICYMI 📻| Lincolnshire farmer Henry Ward was on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast explaining why he's considering his farm's future after the severe flooding he's seen this winter & spring. Listen at 2:08:40 👉 ow.ly/4jFR50RecsT

Mainstream news now covering food security risks caused by extreme flooding bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

How EM’s AgileChain technology is enabling food supply chain transparency for UK hospitals, by bringing farm level sustainability data by ⁦Soil Association⁩ Exchange. linkedin.com/posts/equilibr…

Our food security THIS YEAR is now at risk due to climate change. Whilst the largest GHG emitters fall outside of farming, the food global system is a significant contributor. Improving farming's emissions vs sequestration balance is now critical. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Nature loss is to have as big a detrimental impact on GDP as climate change. -12% GDP is forecast. Humans need nature to survive. Food systems must change. greenfinanceinstitute.com/news-and-insig…

We are looking for that special somebody to take on an exciting new challenge here in the UK. We're hiring for a new Commercial Director role at EM. linkedin.com/posts/equilibr…

The challenge faced by farmers is now posing an immediate food security risk. Imposing prices on farmers is no longer viable. We must allow price to paid to provide a modest profit for our growers. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Hope Farm Statement, signed by food policy experts and industry leaders, calls for major food and farming system interventions by our next government. Includes call for shift to 50%+ local and sustainable food in public sector. ffcc-uk.files.svdcdn.com/production/ass…

I've been sent the full list of Labour's new nature policies - see screengrabs below. Some of these are profiled in the Guardian's piece here: theguardian.com/environment/ar… Here's my take on them below. Thread 1/

The BBC Food & Farming Awards is back and it's time to nominate your food heroes #bbcfoodawards

good to see our new joint report with Soil Association Sustain on why we need more fruit and veg and how we do that to ensure nature protection and healthier food supplies. Land for growing fruit and vegetables should be doubled, new Government told standard.co.uk/business/busin…

Spain grows 25% of UK's fruit and 8% of veg. Most of the countries the UK depends on for food imports are reporting poor yields due to climate change. Our food resilience depends on short supply chain formation to agroecological farms in each UK region. thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-op…

Speaking up for honesty in food labelling for #38degrees, ⁦Pasture For Life⁩ ⁦Farming UK⁩ ⁦Farmers Guardian⁩ ⁦Farmers Weekly⁩ ⁦C.L.E.A.R. Food Label UK⁩ ⁦Nature Friendly Farming Network⁩ ⁦Sustainable Food Trust⁩

Why are farmers protesting about the new farm inheritance tax? Why is the government planning to impose this new tax? How could it be improved? Informative and balanced article by Will White at Sustain. sustainweb.org/blogs/nov24-fa…

LAUNCHES TODAY: #AgileChain is reshaping public sector food procurement. The #BuyingBetterFood framework hosted by CrownCommercialServ & entegra brings unprecedented supply chain transparency, supports SME farms, boosts growth & delivers environmentally. crowncommercial.gov.uk/news/new-first…