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RT @lizziestelk: "People are prepared to pay more because they know they are supporting a form of agriculture that minimises environmental impact and where the emphasis is on quality."
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Three’s a crowd: how farmers are cutting out the supermarkets
CrowdFarming network provides a one-stop shop to bring fresh produce to the customer’s door
RT @TimothyAWise: With presidential summit next week in #Mexico, I show why @POTUS should ignore alarmist, false projections from @IAmBiotech & @CropLifeIntl of economic chaos from limits on #GMO corn exports. @victor_suarez @nongmoreport @pesticideaction @IATP https://t.co/hQl0FdUGFp @foodtank
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No Reason for Alarm over Mexico’s GM-Corn Ban
Alarmist reports and trade threats only prevent markets from adjusting to rising demand from Mexico for non-GM corn.
Just 224 farmers paid under post-Brexit farming scheme last year https://t.co/JgYkztrLy1
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Just 224 farmers were paid under post-Brexit farming scheme last year
Exclusive: Leaked figures show tiny fraction of England’s farms received payment under sustainable farming incentive
Post-Brexit £1,000 farming payments ‘too little too late’, says NFU https://t.co/mPTMW8ds09
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Post-Brexit £1,000 farming payments ‘too little, too late’, says NFU
Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policy
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OpenFeeding Britain from the Ground Up: Why we should align our future diets with regenerative farming systems
Building on the successful launch of the Sustainable Food Trust’s Feeding Britain from the Ground Up report in June, this session will explore the need to speed up the transition …