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📣 On Tuesday, the Environment Secretary, #SteveReed, announced a number of new plans to support sustainable farming in the UK. The SFT supports these actions, including the welcome news around an extension to the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme – #FiPL. 🧵⬇️ www.gov.uk/government/n...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The latest carbon budget suggests that dietary change is key to this anticipated change in farming and land use. Meat and dairy consumption are already falling and the trend has accelerated since 2020." – @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-uk-must-...

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🌳 Join us on Friday for the screening of #OneLastFarm, followed by a panel discussion with the film's director, Nikki Dodd, Catherine Withers of Yew Tree Farm and SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, alongside other speakers. 🎟️ More information and tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/one-last-f...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "This includes, extending the Seasonal Worker visa route for five more years; £110 million investment in technology; back British produce; protecting farmers in trade deals, and strengthening Britain’s biosecurity." www.gov.uk/government/n...

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🍎🥦 Continuing with our #LearningThroughTheLand series, we take a look at some inspiring initiatives happening in Wales that are opening doors to better, healthier eating through reconnecting schools and communities with the story behind their food. 🔗 sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/t...

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🏞️ The Government’s #LandUseStrategy has won conservationists’ praise – but is it the right approach? Our CEO, Patrick Holden, explains why ‘land sharing’ not ‘land sparing’ holds the key to sustainable food, biodiversity and climate resilience. 🔗 sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/a...

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📉 In new figures published this week, it’s been revealed that the number of farms in England has fallen by 25% in under 20 years, particularly amongst dairy farms. Since 2005, the number of dairy farms in England has dropped from 18,910 to 9,083. www.farminguk.com/news/number-...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Mr Reed stressed that a “fair” trade deal with the US would be beneficial to the UK economy, but he maintained that Labour’s approach would protect domestic farming interests." – @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social www.fwi.co.uk/business/def...

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🚨 Are you a horticulture business interested in taking on an apprentice? @landworkersuk.bsky.social, Plumpton College and Coleg Cambria have been working together to develop their Horticulture Apprenticeships and now they're looking for employers and prospective apprentices to take part.

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: “As well as helping farmers to deal with climate change, regenerative farming is also a climate change solution as it is one of the most reliably tried and tested ways of sequestering carbon.” – @8point9.bsky.social 8point9.com/rau-farm-goe...

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🎬 Don’t miss the public premiere of #OneLastFarm – a poignant documentary which tells the story of Yew Tree Farm – Bristol’s last working farm – and its fight to survive. 📍 Taking place on Friday 28th February at Bristol Megascreen (located at Bristol Aquarium).

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "In short, it [the Land Use Framework] creates a smarter, more joined-up approach to land management, rather than imposing top-down diktats." – @henrydimbleby.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Many [upland farmers] are now living on less than the minimum wage due to inadequate scheme development and reward." 8point9.com/upland-farme...

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🗣️ “We wait for disasters to happen and then figure out how to solve them instead of preparing for them.” The SFT Podcast is back with a brand-new series! For the premiere episode of series five, our CEO, Patrick Holden, caught up with Danielle Nierenberg, President of @foodtank.bsky.social.

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Tickets are still available - I've just ordered two for my mum. Nick Gates' brilliant #SaveOurWildIsles is being shown after #OneLastFarm, & there's a discussion at the end. Should be a great opportunity to network & share ideas. Have a brilliant time, if you're going! #YewTreeFarm #BristolFarm

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Independent soil specialist Neil Fuller explains that emissions-based premiums could be available as soon as harvest 2025 for wheat, barley and potatoes." – @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-...

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🎬 There’s just over two weeks to go until the public premiere of #OneLastFarm! One Last Farm is a poignant documentary which tells the story of Yew Tree Farm – Bristol's Last Working Farm – and its fight to survive. 🔗 Don’t miss out – tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/one-last-f...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Last week’s response from the government lacked the ambition needed to deal with the issues at the core of the broken food system." – @foodfoundation.bsky.social foodfoundation.org.uk/news/were-li...

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🤩 A pinch me moment for us! The SFT and our CEO, Patrick Holden, received a brilliant shoutout from Alexander Armstrong during a recent episode of #Pointless. Watch the moment back here, at 8 minutes, 45 seconds: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: “It all sounds very compelling, but with a degree of trepidation and some qualifications, I am suggesting that this is a wrong strategy,” wrote organic farmer and SFT CEO, Patrick Holden." foodservicefootprint.com/land-of-oppo...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: “I think it’s sad that so much energy and attention is being focused on reinventing nature when nature would always do a much better job than tech at feeding us,” says Patrick Holden. – @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/life-style/f...

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💬 Yesterday, Professor #TimLang published his report, ‘Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap' for the #NationalPreparednessCommission. Read here: nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications... To hear more from Prof Tim Lang, listen via: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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🎗️ This week marks #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek which highlights the importance of empowering and giving a voice to all children and young people in the UK. According to @place2becharity.bsky.social, 1 in 5 children and young people are struggling with a probable mental health condition.

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "We need to make a point of difference between our produce and that which is imported from unknown food production systems. This needs to start right back at schools." www.countryandtownhouse.com/food-and-dri...

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💬 Yesterday, Professor #TimLang published his report, ‘Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap' for the #NationalPreparednessCommission. Read here: nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications... To hear more from Prof Tim Lang, listen via: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Critics say the new definition will do little to promote significant regenerative practices and could confuse the public; the definition’s supporters say it provides an entry point toward better practices for thousands of farmers." civileats.com/2025/02/05/c...

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💬 The Sustainable Markets Initiative's Agribusiness Hub has launched a practical guide to scaling regenerative agriculture, with contributions from the Sustainable Food Trust. The guide is the result of a 2024 study which explored barriers to scaling regenerative agriculture schemes in the UK.

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This article by Patrick Holden of @susfoodtrust.bsky.social explains so much better than I've been trying to do about the problem of policy adopting land sparing instead of land sharing principles. Well worth reading! sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/a...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "There will be workshops across the country, bringing farmers and landowners to the table, to put the insights of the people who manage our landscapes at the centre of our work to develop a final Land Use Framework." www.gov.uk/government/n...

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "In a written statement, Andrew Muir outlined his plans for the new Sustainable Agriculture Programme, external (SAP), formerly known as the Farm Support and Development Programme." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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💬 The Sustainable Markets Initiative's Agribusiness Hub has launched a practical guide to scaling regenerative agriculture, with contributions from the Sustainable Food Trust. The guide is the result of a 2024 study which explored barriers to scaling regenerative agriculture schemes in the UK.

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Our newsletter is out! Loads to explore in this one! 🛍️ An ‘agroecological goodie bag’ - a top 10 of content from last year, packed full of things to watch, read & listen to based on our ‘most popular’ engagement stats & centred around key events. mailchi.mp/agricology/a...

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