All Sustainability articles – Page 2
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NewsReport outlines steps for livestock farmers to improve environmental impact
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have partnered to produce a joint report, highlighting practical steps farmers can take to improve their environmental impact.The report said that farmers must improve efficiency on-farm to help meet ...
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NewsWelsh producers to highlight sustainability during Great British Beef Week
According to Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), Welsh Beef producers will highlight the sector's sustainability credentials during Great British Beef Week, held 23-30th April.Ben and Ethan Williams work on Garth Farm near Cardiff.The nationwide campaign was created by Ladies in Beef, and founded by Devon beef producer ...
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NewsAcademics work together to highlight positive red meat research
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has backed a group of academics working together to project positive news about eating red meat as a result of their mutual concerns about the impact of inaccurate work in the same field of research.Professor Dr. Peer Ederer, co-founder and director of ...
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NewsReview warns of deficiencies associated with plant-based diets
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has looked at the findings of a review published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which reported that switching to plant-based diets appears to "put us at risk of nutrient deficiencies".QMS said that red meat was important to stay healthier for longer.QMS highlighted that the ...
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NewsChanges to SFI welcomed by National Sheep Association
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed an announcement from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) limiting the percentage of farm land that can be put into non-productive actions as part of applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).Phil Stocker, NSA chief executive.Under the changes, SFI applicants ...
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NewsOn-farm event to explore future of sustainable beef production
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has invited farmers, producers and the wider food industry to learn more about the future of sustainable beef farming and low carbon meat production at its on-farm event, 'Unveiling the future of low carbon beef farming'.The focus of the event will be sustainable, ...
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NewsABP and Asda survey finds UK farmers "boost biodiversity"
UK meat processor ABP has conducted a survey with supermarket Asda in order to "highlight the beneficial work" that British farmers have done to "boost farmland biodiversity".ABP's Liz Ford recognised that correctly caring for soil could extend the grazing season for livestock farmers.A total of 250 farmers from a "wide ...
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NewsNSA "alarmed" by findings of Sustainable Farming Scheme impact assessment
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said that it is "deeply concerned" about the findings of a Welsh Government impact assessment into the proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) affecting Wales's agricultural sector. The assessment predicted a potential loss of 5,500 jobs on Welsh farms.Phil Stocker, NSA chief executive.The modelling, which ...
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NewsJBS boss calls for farmers to receive sustainability funding
JBS Global CEO Gilberto Tomazoni has spoken out about the importance of providing knowledge and access to finance to support small producers in the sustainable food transition, all while keeping costs down.JBS supported the idea of industry coming together to direct funding towards farmers.CEO of protein processor JBS Global said ...
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NewsEat Wild delivers game meat to UK football stadiums
Eat Wild, the development board for wild meat, has collaborated with hospitality company Delaware North to deliver game meat to the hospitality boxes at football stadiums.Chefs gained first-hand experience on farms and learned about the rearing and harvesting of wild meat.The collaboration delivered "sustainable, nutritious food" to both London Stadium ...
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NewsSustainability recommendations given to farmers after year of PRISM 2030
UK processor ABP Food Group's sustainability programme, PRISM 2030 (Programme for the Improvement in Sustainability of (red) Meat) has completed its first year of analysis. ABP said that it has demonstrated "the farming industry's determination to reduce farm-originating greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs)."Professor Jude Capper, PRISM 2030 partner.The 350 cattle and ...
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