Nature lover. Organic veg grower. Facilitator. Senior Lecturer - Animal Welfare Science & Policy. Passionate about a humane & sustainable future on planet earth
The Cotswolds
Joined June 2012
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Hi @Fairphone, I have been without my Fairphone 3 for 2 & 1/2 months now due to a lack of bottom module availability. Buying a new phone is against my values and the USP of your company. How are we going to fix this?
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Our meeting series debuts on Thursday, 28 September! 🎉
Sign up to join experts in animal science and agro-ecology to discuss the transition to sustainable livestock farming #GreenDeal #Ploughing2023
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Who is @IPESfood?
🆕📽️ Our co-chairs @LimLiChing71 & @DeSchutterO explain how, since 2015, this independent panel of experts have uniquely shaped the debate on global #foodsystems transformation. ipes-food.org/
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While July was the hottest month ever recorded for human civilization, it was also the wettest month ever recorded in Ireland. The jet stream is completely broken, causing it to get stuck in these blocking patterns. The implications for agriculture are serious, even in Ireland.
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Does the UK need more North Sea oil and gas extraction?
@C4Ciaran digs deeper into Rishi Sunak’s decision to grant new North Sea oil and gas licences.
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Farm Animal Welfare in UK: What Does British Public Want? – me for @ConservativeAWF
- Report identifies vast ‘welfare gap’
- Public want high welfare, but 70-80% kept intensively
- Call for less intensive, higher welfare farms, aligned with public opinion conservativeanimalwelfarefou…
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My response to the backlash from cleb gardeners about rewilding. I do hope they listen. It's not about abandoning your garden. It's about thinking about nature first.
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If you missed this brilliant piece by @GeorgeMonbiot in the week, please read it now
And have it in mind when glancing at some of the #SundayPapers this morning, to understand their disgusting attacks on @NaturalEngland
The #AttackOnNature is back
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I spoke to @BBCFarmingToday about animal welfare labelling. The industry opposition seemed wholly unconcerned by the routine failings found in intensive pig and chicken systems - fast growing breeds, farrowing crates, mutilations, etc. What's that about?
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Do more participatory decision-making processes lead to better environmental outcomes?
This paper finds three factors that significantly influence environmental governance outcomes. Power delegation to participants is the most consistent predictor - sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Unpopular opinion #1: It's true, plant-based diets are typically associated with reduced land-use and lower GHG emissions. Going vegan can markedly reduce your environmental impacts as an individual, compared to the average diet.
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🥛🐄 Dairy farmers using pasture-fed methods like the @theethicaldairy have seen cow wellbeing, growth and longevity improve drastically, with their soil recovering from years of pesticide usage which crashed crops by a third.
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We’re pleased that @AbiReader, a third generation mixed farmer from just outside Cardiff, will be the key speaker at the Farm of the Future Women’s Day on 31st August. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/43ZH2hG
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Looking forward to speaking at this event with @ibers_aber
🗓️ “From Beans to Bugs" 🐛
9.15am on 27 July @royalwelshshow
Brilliant speakers will share insights on homegrown feeds, insect feed & soy-free approaches
Sign up now shorturl.at/wKVZ2 #DeforestationFreeNation
ALT Poster with chickens speakers from IBERS, Better Origins, NFU Cymru, Welsh Government and Size of Wales
Germany has introduced method of production labelling 👏 8point9.com/bundestag-approv…
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"The government has hammered another nail into the coffin of its animal welfare policy agenda."
@SoilAssociation comment 👇
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An update on @DefraGovUK's Animal Health & Welfare Pathway. Including info about our Payment by Results programme which I've been working on.
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Animal welfare lecturers and researchers at the Royal Agricultural University have welcomed a new welfare strategy which has been adopted by the UK dairy industry – a move that they recommended in a paper written last year. Read more here: bit.ly/3OjEMwj