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Published 17/10/2013News
Published 17/10/2013
George Eustice confirmed as Defra minister
Defra has confirmed that Cornish Conservative MP George Eustice will be Parliamentary Under Secretary of State responsible for farming and food, marine and fisheries, and animal health.
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Published 16/10/2013
Sustainable agriculture vs factory farming
Today is Blog Action Day and World Food Day, which are focusing on human rights and sustainable food, respectively. What better time to remind ourselves of the part factory farming plays in disrupting the efforts of many to create a better…
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Published 16/10/2013
The food waste scandal
The meat equivalent of 50 million chickens, 1.5 million pigs and 100,000 beef cattle is being wasted by UK households every year, according to new estimates Compassion has released for World Food Day on October 16th.
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Published 14/10/2013
The true cost of cheap food
Compassion is delighted our partners the Sustainable Food Trust are holding their first public conference on the 6th December 2013 at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
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Published 11/10/2013
How to prevent another horsemeat scandal
It has recently been reported that a 2010 re-organisation blurred the areas of responsibilities between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Food Standards Agency.
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Published 09/10/2013
Fast foodies – the rise of sustainable fast food
The term "fast food" has, for a long time, conjured up images of greasy burgers, fat-drenched chips and limp lettuce leaves. But it seems that these two "dirty" words are cleaning up their act.
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Published 02/10/2013
Video games and the future of farming
Video games and virtual worlds are big business – recent releases, such as Grand Theft Auto V, have budgets that rival Hollywood blockbusters. But could we use gaming to create social value as well as entertainment? We take a look.
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Published 01/10/2013
Bake with Compassion is back
During October, we are inviting people to 'Bake with Compassion', by baking with higher animal welfare or vegan ingredients. By baking using free-range or organic eggs, organic dairy products our supporters are backing higher welfare standards.
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Published 01/10/2013
Proposed Indian mega dairy is halted
A proposed Indian mega dairy, which would have been the largest dairy farm in India, has been thwarted.
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Published 29/09/2013
'Feedlot' exposed in Lincolnshire
Compassion in World Farming has exposed an American style 'feedlot' in Louth, Lincolnshire. In America, cattle are often kept in barren, grass-less crowded pens known as feedlots.
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