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And we find out which kind of meat substitutes are best for the planet

The UK's existing network of diverse small abattoirs are crucial for the transition to a more sustainable farming industry, campaigners and farmers have said.

Soil health should be formally recognised by government ministers as a

European pork on sale on our shelves, is that right? yes, i am sure that supermarkets would have made arrangements to bring in the meat they can't get from our abattoirs and packing plants because that is what they do. really, we need to be planning to replace the very vulnerable systems of centralised and, in many cases, intensive food production with something more secure and resilient. after this interview i am going to go out and milk my cows, and the milk will be made into cheese on the farm. i think we need to think about more local ways of producing and processing our food, which are mu...

Of a pork crisis. they see huge labour shortages at abattoirs will lead to a backlog of as many as 120,000 pigs left stranded on farms long after they should have gone to slaughter. they have argued that the government needs to react visa laws quickly some more workers can assist them with a crisis. however the government is currently offering just 1000 temporary visas to fill the shortages. i am joined now by patrick holden, chief executive of the sustainable food trust. good morning, what are people saying to you about this problem in the industry? it is a desperate situation these farmers f...