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UK MUST accept US food standards if wants post-Brexit trade deal, because Donald Trump will not risk the fury of rural voters by excluding agriculture, claims American farming chief.
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UK MUST accept US food standards if wants post-Brexit trade deal, because Donald Trump will not risk the fury of rural voters by excluding agriculture, claims American farming chief.
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Nearly all America’s chicken farmers are under contract with big producers who supply them with chicks 🐣, feed and equipment.
The firms dictate what the farmers can do and are paid according to a ‘tournament system’ they pit farmers against each other.
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The firms dictate what the farmers can do and are paid according to a ‘tournament system’ they pit farmers against each other.
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The farmer who produces the most meat with the least feed comes top. A less efficient farmer 👨🌾 will have money 💰 deducted from his base pay.
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Unlike in the UK and Europe, there are no minimum requirements for breeding chickens 🐓 in the US.
America has no rules governing lighting levels in sheds and crucially its farms have no maximum level of ammonia, which indicates how much urine and faecal matter is present.
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America has no rules governing lighting levels in sheds and crucially its farms have no maximum level of ammonia, which indicates how much urine and faecal matter is present.
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A no deal Brexit will force Britain into striking unfavourable deals with foreign powers, and no doubt Tories and their donors will profit at the expense of our health and animal welfare.
Uniting behind Jeremy Corbyn is the ONLY way to STOP ✋ a no deal Brexit.
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Uniting behind Jeremy Corbyn is the ONLY way to STOP ✋ a no deal Brexit.
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