Food prices keep going up ⬆️ Farmers incomes keep going down 👨‍🌾 Both at the same time. Make it make sense?! #nofarmersnofood

The Warning Is Clear. The Response Is Missing.

Today’s forecast. Sunny with a high chance of snuffling 🐽 #pigs #pigfarming

UK farmers are struggling with rising prices, as the war in Iran and the closure of the strait of Hormuz starts to affect supply.

UK farmers warn that Middle East conflict could raise costs for fresh produce, milk and cereals, with shoppers likely to see price increases soon.

BREAKING: Huge news: The contents of a secret U.K. Govt report on Britain’s ‘critical systems’ and their grave vulnerability have just now been made public by the TIMES, for the very first time. Short impt THREAD…

Our farmers have sacrificed everything! We've pushed them past the breaking point. Those stories we absolutely have to tell. Watch the AgStacker roundtable now on YouTube. Real talk about food, farming, and what comes next. youtu.be/mlQBxXQWv_c?...

The AgStacker Roundtable

📢⚠️ New data shows food insecurity levels are rising across the UK. 🔹 More than 1 in 9 households are struggling to afford healthy food 🔹 53% of food insecure households have cut back on fruit and 40% on veg How to fix food for good: ➡️ bit.ly/4shhsAW #GoodFoodBill @sustainweb.org

England's Land Use Framework finally published - Sustain calls for ambitions to be matched by action. 🔽 Read our full response www.sustainweb.org/news/mar26-l...

Organic is Booming Again

My latest feature published in The Organic & Non GMO Report: Pigs in the Rotation 🐖 The article examines how pigs can function as a biological cleanup crew in arable systems, converting post-harvest losses & residue into manure and soil improvement. non-gmoreport.com/articles/pig...

Farmers heading to the High Court today 🚜 A landmark legal challenge over inheritance tax changes for agricultural property. For many families, it's about whether the next generation can keep farming at all. #FarmingCommunity #InheritanceTax #FarmersRights #UKAgriculture

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This Is A Policy Choice About Which Farms Count

Things pigs are good at. Eating. Escaping. Judging you. 🐽

Food ethics can sound like a luxury hobby. But that's not because people don't care. It's because most of us are navigating real constraints. Here's what matters: the system is designed to make the cheapest option the easiest option. www.memypigsandi.com/p/youre-not-...

You’re Not Failing at Food Ethics. The System is Built This Way.

Ever more people are waking up to the fact that food, drenched in pesticides, is making us sick, killing eco-systems and poisoning our water, so are choosing to buy organic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another report confirms that pesticides, fungicides and herbicides damage soil biomes and reduce fertility. www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...

Welcome To March

Don’t let corporations replace your local food economy with junk food. Farmers we filmed in Georgia showed us what we've lost - thriving small farms, village markets and healthy food. Buy from local farmers and markets before they vanish. youtu.be/x7j6lCf0S-g?...

We are disappointment and disheartened at the Government’s recent announcement that the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will exclude farmers and growers operating on fewer than 3 hectares of land. Read our full response here: landworkersalliance.org.uk/sfi-2026-upd...

There is a need for an immediate market garden support scheme, in time to stop hundreds of small farms and decades of horticultural knowledge disappearing just when it’s most needed. communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/small-farms-...

This is great “marketing” because it’s not marketing. It’s translation. “Made with real fruit.” “Fortified with vitamins.” Often means a tiny % of the thing, plus processing, flavouring and sugar. If supermarkets were honest, packaging would be plain English.

The sound of contentment is a pig snoring in straw 🐽💤

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, said the new system is “fairer”, adding: “Too much of our most productive land was removed from conventional farming.”" – @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Failing to address breed means failing the animals - it is not ethical to breed chickens in a way that makes them suffer." Dr Tracey Jones, our Director of Food Business, speaking to The Mirror.

Cuts to herbal leys. Cuts to organic. Agroforestry still treated like a nice-to-have. Management payment gone. Caps brought in. And we’re supposed to clap because the spreadsheet says it’s streamlined. Farmers aren’t confused. We’re being gaslit. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/24/s...

I’ve found a new favourite coffee shop, hidden away like a secret ☕️ It’s got a wild garden that makes you feel like you’ve stepped out of the world, and the coffee is exceptional. The kind that makes you slow down, take the first sip properly, and remember you’re a person, not just a to do list.

England’s #organic farming sector is “holding its breath” It awaits government announcement over the Sustainable Farming Incentive

"Failing to address breed means failing the animals - it is not ethical to breed chickens in a way that makes them suffer." Dr Tracey Jones, our Director of Food Business, speaking to The Mirror.

UK meat industry is taking the government to court The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers has launched a judicial review into “inflation busting” charge rises for vet appointments against the Food Standards Agency

Welfare isn't a buzzword. It's space, choice, and pigs being pigs. Just published a deep dive on why higher welfare on paper doesn't mean higher welfare in practice. It's about enforcement, trade policy, and whether we're serious. www.memypigsandi.com/p/higher-wel...

Higher Welfare On Paper. Lower Welfare In Practice.

When seeds are patented and supply chains get more concentrated, farmers and eaters both lose choice, and biodiversity is usually the first thing sacrificed. Clear labelling is the bare minimum. Without it, “choice” is just a marketing word.

RSPCA Assured isn’t “high welfare” for pigs. Another investigation shows serious welfare concerns on an assured farm. If buying in supermarkets, look for free range or organic. @ciwf.org.uk #banfactoryfarming www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

✍️ The UK Government's recently published security report provides a stark warning for UK food security and ecosystems. But there is a solution: “A shift to sustainable farming systems and diets has never been more critical”, writes the SFT’s Head of Policy and Campaigns, Megan Perry. 🧵⬇️

The first AgStacker Roundtable happened on Sunday. It was small, but it felt meaningful. We talked about Substack, community, farming as quiet rebellion, and sharing resources. The recap is live. www.memypigsandi.com/p/we-are-bui...

We Are Building a Home for Food and Farming Writers on Substack

Soil health 🪱, water management 💦, & fair returns for farmers 🌾have to be treated as core infrastructure for food security. I’m looking forward to diving into No Drought About It in more detail over on my Substack soon ✍️ @thesoilassociation.bsky.social www.soilassociation.org/media/28885/...

🦋 We can't produce food without nature. Yet it's in decline - especially in the UK. 👫No more tinkering around the edges - we have to prioritise a food system that puts nature at its heart. Then we must support the people who can make it happen. ✊We need to revive nature on farmland, now.

If you live in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Norfolk or Suffolk, you live in a megafarm hotspot. Now the government wants to make it easier to build even more polluting factory farms - here's how to stop them: www.sustainweb.org/news/stopthe...

"Real legitimacy happens when citizens – especially those most affected – help shape policy. That’s why I back the Citizen Advisory Council and meaningful public engagement.” 👏💪 - @dancrossley.bsky.social, Chief Executive @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social Read here www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...

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Regeneration is a million small acts that add up.

In the 1950s, the UK grew, produced, and ate far more of the food we needed. Today we’re a net importer and that is a vulnerability. Outsource food and you outsource standards and resilience. We can’t shop our way out of this. We have to grow our way out. #foodsecurity

This Isn’t a Pesticide Story, It’s a Supermarket Story

Who doesn’t love a cosy bed on a cold, sunny February day 🐽 Find the warm patch, tuck yourself in, and ignore the noise for a minute. The world can shout about hustle and productivity all it likes, but nature is very clear about what keeps you going. Rest isn’t laziness. It’s strategy.

Can Organic Save British Farming?