From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Westminster is set to hear a radical new agenda for UK farming, aiming to increase food production by 30% while halving agriculture’s environmental footprint by 2050." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/westmin...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Officials at the agency say they have been told to do as little as legally possible to prevent housing applications from being approved...". – @kiranstacey.bsky.social | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

💬 For #WickedLeeks' ‘WL Meets’ series, journalist, David Burrows, sat down with SFT CEO and organic farmer, Patrick Holden, to discuss financing the agricultural transition, transparency in our food and farming systems and the future of organic. ➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/wl-...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Barclays said the finance is aimed at helping farms invest in measures such as improving soil health, boosting biodiversity, enhancing water efficiency and cutting emissions." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/barclay...

There's still time to grab tickets for the Abergavenny Food Festival taking place this weekend! 📍 If you've already got your tickets, don't miss our CEO, Patrick Holden, in the Octopus Books Dome at 12.30pm on Saturday. More info + tickets here: abergavennyfoodfestival.com #AFF2025

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Plastic pollution has now been discovered inside the food on our plates, with scientists showing for the first time that tiny plastic particles can enter the edible parts of vegetables as they grow." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/News/new-stu...

🌿FFCC is at Abergavenny Food Festival this weekend. Join us for two key events on Wales's food future: 🎟️'Can Wales Lead The Way?': www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/conference-a... 🎟️BBC Food Programme: Cymru on the Future of Food: www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/event/bbc-ev...

🚨 Final tickets on sale for #EarthedSummit2025 on Thursday! We're excited to partner with Earthed for this year's summit, which will host over 40 inspiring talks and interactive workshops, as well as an evening of incredible music. Find out more ➡️ www.earthed.co/earthed-summ...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Steve Reed’s departure to be replaced by Emma Reynolds makes it 10 secretaries of state in the past ten years – hardly a recipe for stability and continuity of policy." foodservicefootprint.com/comment-can-...

💬 For #WickedLeeks' ‘WL Meets’ series, journalist, David Burrows, sat down with SFT CEO and organic farmer, Patrick Holden, to discuss financing the agricultural transition, transparency in our food and farming systems and the future of organic. ➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/wl-...

📅 This weekend, our CEO, Patrick Holden, will be appearing at the Abergavenny Food Festival, as part of a panel hosted by #TheFoodProgramme on BBC Radio 4, presented by Sheila Dillon. 🎟️ Find out more and book your tickets here: abergavennyfoodfestival.com #AFF2025

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "There are 464 water company overflow sites inside national parks and the average duration of sewage spills for each site in 2024 was 549 hours – the equivalent of eight hours a day for two months." – @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Their report, which took in the views of more than 750 organisations and individuals, concludes there is not enough access to nature in England." – @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

💚 We’re proud to be a partner of this year’s Earthed Summit, on Thursday 18th September, with over 1,000 people coming together to celebrate the projects bringing nature back to life, in cities, communities and beyond! 🔗 Get 15% off tickets with our code PARTNER15: www.earthed.co/earthed-summ...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "It is up to everyone to ask their butcher or their grocer where their food is coming from... [from] our apples to our vegetables, to our pasta and our bread, to the meat that's on our plate" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "New research reveals a £600 million boost opportunity for British farming and children’s health – but warns the government risks missing the chance." www.sustainweb.org/news/sep25-s... @sustainweb.org

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Discussions ranged from the future of British food security, proposed inheritance tax changes and their impact on family farms, to the ongoing uncertainty around agri-environment schemes." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/food-se...

🎙️ Following their Land, Food & Spirit session at this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference, SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, and renowned biologist and author, Rupert Sheldrake, reconnected to record an episode of the #SFTPodcast. In this clip, Patrick and Rupert discuss the idea of farms as holy places.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "As a first step, M&S is providing 50 farms across the country with a fully funded package of environmental monitoring, expert advice, and practical support." www.edie.net/plan-a-for-f...

🎙️ Following their Land, Food & Spirit session at this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference, SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, and renowned biologist and author, Rupert Sheldrake, reconnected to record an episode of the #SFTPodcast. In this clip, Patrick and Rupert discuss the idea of farms as holy places.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The study highlights the potential loss of up to 23% of current farmland due to competing demands for housing, solar energy, tree planting, biodiversity restoration and carbon sequestration." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/quarter...

🥣Visit our website to find out how a breakfast staple like porridge can be made more sustainably and nutritiously, including two suggested recipes from food writer and podcaster, Alison Kay – see the post below⬇️ 🔗 Read more here: sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/m... #MakingMoreOfYourMeal

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "These trials include using locally grown seaweed as a biostimulant and source of nutrients, which could potentially replace artificial fertiliser and agroforestry that captures carbon." – @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social www.fwi.co.uk/arable/can-a...

🥣Visit our website to find out how a breakfast staple like porridge can be made more sustainably and nutritiously, including two suggested recipes from food writer and podcaster, Alison Kay – see the post below⬇️ 🔗 Read more here: sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/m... #MakingMoreOfYourMeal

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "New research by Canada’s McMaster University suggests that people who consume more animal protein may actually have lower cancer mortality rates." – @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social, @theconversation.com theconversation.com/can-meat-rea...

🎙️ During this year’s London Climate Action Week, SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, met with Dr Federica Amati, Head Nutritionist at #ZOE, to record a special episode of the SFT podcast. In this clip, Dr Federica talks about the 'intrinsic link' between environmental health and public health and nutrition.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The government is investing £12.6m to boost UK agri-tech, building on clever innovations to cut costs, drive growth, and secure farming’s future." www.gov.uk/government/n...

🌳 In this video we meet Richard Gantlett, one of the farmers featured in our #GrazingLivestock report. Richard explains the benefits that the integration of trees and woodland in their farming system (agroforestry) has for the farm’s cattle. #GrazingForGood www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgB8...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Padwick, the farm manager at Wild Ken Hill since 2018, is part of a growing movement of farmers taking a deep interest in the microscopic life forms upon which their livelihoods depend." – @mountainogre.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social has investigated the cumulative impact of the UK pig and poultry sector on the wider countryside, including the damaging effects of growing the vast feedstocks needed for these animals." www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/huge-im...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "... we must adapt for the future and that includes changing how we work with water. You farmers, as the stewards of our land, are central to this mission. Farming has a big impact on our waterways." www.farmersguardian.com/blog/4517908...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Most British farmers reject calls to eat less red meat to reduce damage to the environment and people’s health. Singh-Watson says eat good meat but less often: just 5% of what Riverford sells is meat." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The government is under pressure to act as thousands of Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements come to an end this December, leaving many farmers without environmental support schemes." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/defra-u...

🌳 In this video we meet Richard Gantlett, one of the farmers featured in our #GrazingLivestock report. Richard explains the benefits that the integration of trees and woodland in their farming system (agroforestry) has for the farm’s cattle. #GrazingForGood www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgB8...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Since beginning to incorporate regenerative methods in 2010, it has been a continual journey of “tinkering”, failing and trying again, he says. But the switch has been fruitful." www.lombardodier.com/insights/202...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The @foodfoundation.bsky.social’s new report provides further evidence that the risk to food supply chains from the collapse of ecosystems is equally precipitous as that from climate change." foodservicefootprint.com/biodiversity...

🎧 Have you listened to @drfedeamati.bsky.social on the SFT podcast yet? During the episode, Dr Federica discusses the importance of reconnecting people with how their food is grown and how environmental health and nutrition are intrinsically linked. 🔗 sustainablefoodtrust.org/podcast/dr-f...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Over the next four years, funding for these [Environmental Land Management] schemes – paid directly into your pockets – will increase by 150% – from £800m in 2023-24 to £2bn by 2028-29." – @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...

📚 Go into the weekend with some new food & farming reads, carefully selected, read and reviewed by the SFT team. #BookRecommendations See our full list here: sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/s...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "“It remains more profitable to extract natural and social capital from the planet and not pay the ‘true costs’ of the damage done ... than it does to farm regeneratively,” said Patrick Holden." foodservicefootprint.com/subsidising-...

Thanks for the shout-out @susfoodtrust.bsky.social !

📚 Go into the weekend with some new food & farming reads, carefully selected, read and reviewed by the SFT team. #BookRecommendations See our full list here: sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/s...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "To achieve genuine strategic autonomy, the EU must build a resilient, sustainable, and equitable food system that can face the multiple challenges of the 21st century." www.e-ir.info/2025/08/11/c...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "As tenants, we feel that our main assets lie in our soil and our livestock, so it seemed logical to focus our efforts in that direction." www.farmersguardian.com/feature/4517...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Beyond the immediate crises of increasingly unpredictable weather or government policy, Lundgren says it comes down to the lack of power farmers have in the wider food system where supermarkets and big suppliers drive down prices." theconversation.com/family-farme...

🚨 A recent Guardian article highlighted the impact of chemical pollution on health – specifically those found in our foods – suggesting solutions for avoiding contamination: cooking in a cast-iron skillet, not heating foods in plastic and eating more organic food. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "“Minimal grass growth means meany livestock farmers are already tapping into winter feed stocks, raising the risk of higher production costs later in the year,” said NFU vice president Rachel Hallos." – @thegrocer.bsky.social www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/drought...

🚨 A recent Guardian article highlighted the impact of chemical pollution on health – specifically those found in our foods – suggesting solutions for avoiding contamination: cooking in a cast-iron skillet, not heating foods in plastic and eating more organic food. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: “It’s important not to fall into this trap of feeling that regenerative has to be old world and low-yielding... We’re seeing that as you improve the health of the land…it becomes more productive, it carries more animals.” www.positive.news/society/rege...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "“While it is difficult to objectively compare two all encompassing and complex phenomena, toxicity appears to be a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change”." foodservicefootprint.com/chemical-tox...