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Organicism, fascism and reparations at this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference 9th Jan 25

At this year's Oxford Real Farming Conference we will be exploring what does an anti-fascist farming movement look like?

Fertiliser – the villain of the UK Food Security Report 2024 18th Dec 24

In 2025, Feedback will be rewriting the story of fertiliser and food – here is a taste of what to look out for.

Statement on the sourcing of aquafeed for farmed salmon in Scotland and Norway 26th Nov 24

Feedback's statement on the sourcing of aquafeed for farmed salmon in Scotland and Norway.

Tell Wagamama to Drop Farmed Salmon on World Fisheries Day 21st Nov 24

On World Fisheries Day, join our call for Wagamama to take farmed salmon off its menu to help relieve pressure on wild fish populations.

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BBC News – Feedback to reveal hidden farming history in Merseyside 19th Nov 24

Wartime archives will be used to highlight “hidden” farming history using a grant from The National Lottery.

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What is gleaning? Feedback on BBC’s Newsround 12th Nov 24

BBC's Newsround come pumpkin gleaning with us in Sussex!

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Daily Mail -15,000 complaints objecting to Norfolk mega-farm 12th Nov 24

Nearly 15,000 people object to 'outrageous' plans for Norfolk 'mega-farm' housing 870,000 chickens and 14,000 pigs

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Farming UK – Campaigners urge council to reject US-style mega-farm 5th Nov 24

Campaigners urge council to reject Cranswick's 'US-style megafarm' - FarmingUK News

Press release – Campaigners call on King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council to reject plans for US-style industrial megafarm, say Council breaking the law by not considering climate impacts 4th Nov 24

Campaigners call on King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council to reject plans for US-style industrial megafarm due to colossal climate impact

Tracing the Colonial Legacy of UK Sugar 25th Oct 24

The UK sugar industry has a long and ignoble history of state-supported exploitation, racism and colonialism.

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UK accused of stifling legal challenge to Australia trade deal 3rd Oct 24

Campaigners claim the trade agreement failed to take into account the impact of the deal on UK's international climate targets.

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Scientists criticise UN agency’s failure to withdraw livestock emissions report 30th Sep 24

Over 100 scientific experts and environmental groups have written to the FAO expressing shock at its failure to revise the Pathways report.

This year’s harvest is underway – let’s get gleaning 23rd Sep 24

Kicking off this year's harvest season, we've got a guest blog from Still Good Food, diving into the world of gleaning in East Anglia.

‘Off The Hook’? – Feedback’s Response to Wagamama’s Feeble Answers on Farmed Salmon 6th Aug 24

Wagamama have finally revealed that they will be removing Norwegian farmed salmon from their menu, but the battle isn't over yet.

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Chris Packham urges Wagamama to remove farmed salmon from menu 18th Jul 24

BBC presenter and naturalist Chris Packham has called on a British restaurant giant to stop serving farmed salmon.

Stop sourcing fish oil from West Africa – international organisations and academics call on the Norwegian government to regulate its salmon farming industry 3rd Jul 24

We sent an open letter to the Norwegian government calling on it to ban the salmon farming industry from sourcing fish oil from West Africa.

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‘Serious errors’ – Campaigners urge FAO to retract study downplaying emissions savings from low meat and dairy diets 1st Jul 24

UN agency report understates the climate benefits of lower-meat diets and must be retracted, campaigners claim.

Press Release – Landmark FAO report contains serious errors downplaying climate benefits of lower-meat diets, and must be retracted, say 100+ international organisations and experts 1st Jul 24

Over 100 organisations and experts have called on the FAO to retract a report over serious errors.

100+ groups and leading experts challenge the FAO to take lower-meat diets seriously 1st Jul 24

A UN report launched at COP contained major errors downplaying the huge emissions saving potential of lower-meat diets.

When fisheries improvement projects fail to deliver 19th Jun 24

It is time to put a stop to the practice of extracting whole, wild fish in their millions to supply the global feed industry!

International “Towards halving food waste” conference 18 June 2024 18th Jun 24

"Towards halving food waste"

Sun, Sea and Suspicious Fish Farms – contrasting impressions from two oceans conferences 7th May 24

In our latest blog, we reflect on two very different experiences at Our Oceans conference in Athens and Seas of Change Summit in Poros.

A failed application for judicial review reveals fatal flaws in the Climate Change Act 29th Apr 24

The Court of Appeal's dismissal of Feedback's judicial review of the UK's Food Strategy reveals fatal flaws in the Climate Change Act.

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Meat And Dairy Companies Given Over Half A Trillion In Funding Since Paris Agreement 19th Mar 24

Banks are pouring more money than ever before into industrial meat and dairy companies, according to a new report by Feedback.

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