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'Out of touch': Rishi Sunak urged everyone to 'buy British' food – but there are several big problems
General election 2024

'Out of touch': Rishi Sunak urged everyone to 'buy British' food – but there are several big problems

Rishi Sunak's government have made it harder to do buy British, farmers and campaigners have warned
Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Rishi Sunak
Letters

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets

Farmers are under pressure from Brexit, Covid and war – pushing UK to verge of full-blown food crisis
Farming

Farmers are under pressure from Brexit, Covid and war – pushing UK to verge of full-blown food crisis

British farmers demand universal basic income to prevent bankruptcy in wake of Brexit
Universal Basic Income

British farmers demand universal basic income to prevent bankruptcy in wake of Brexit

'It's not just wonky veg': Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
Food poverty

'It's not just wonky veg': Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty

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Why we should all get to know a sheep 
Lambs with their mother
Farming

Why we should all get to know a sheep 

Farmers are often portrayed as climate villains – but they hold the key to our future food security  
farmers can contribute to tackling the climate crisis
Climate crisis

Farmers are often portrayed as climate villains – but they hold the key to our future food security  

‘Heatflation’: Heatwaves could drive up food prices – but scientists are working on a solution
food prices
Heatflation

‘Heatflation’: Heatwaves could drive up food prices – but scientists are working on a solution

30,000 pigs culled since September due to supply chain issues and worker shortages
Two pigs in hay
Farming

30,000 pigs culled since September due to supply chain issues and worker shortages