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Opposition among UK farmers is rising towards the trade deal close to being concluded with Australia.

‘I gave up being a vegetarian and started eating meat again – to save the planet’ When food writer Clare Finney looked into the environmental impact of the meat industry, the findings challenged all of her preconceptions Clare Finney had turned her back on eating meat when she was a child Credit: Andrew Crowley I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 12, but while I’ve come close to renouncing my vegetarianism on several occasions, I chickened out because taking up meat at a time when the tide was turning towards vegetarianism felt counter-intuitive. In the past year, some 500,000 Briton...

Boris Johnson today insisted a free trade deal with Australia should be seen as an 'opportunity' and not a 'threat' as UK farmers fear the agreement could put them out of business.

By Press Association 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson waits for the President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba outside 10 Downing Street in London (Jonathan Brady/PA) Downing Street said Boris Johnson wants to “maximise” the benefits of trade deals as he intervened in the Cabinet row over a planned agreement with Australia. The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of senior colleagues as negotiations with Australia about the terms of a deal continued. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Environment Secretary George Eustice are though...

Global Farm Metric: New approach launched for measuring farms' sustainability performance Content by subject If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. Jessica Rawnsley Sustainable Food Trust leads new coalition looking to establish a standardised approach for assessing the sustainability credentials of different farms An internationally recognised framework for measuring the sustainability of farms - the Global Farm Metric - has b...