🙃🤦😞 We're shocked to hear reports that the government may ditch plans to pay farmers to protect nature and climate – this would be a catastrophic mistake by the new Prime Minister

🧵👇 theguardian.com/environment/20… 🚜4⃣🍲🌍🐝 Tackling the climate emergency and mass decline in wildlife populations is vital for our long-term food security.

To abandon plans to transform the way we support English farmers at such a crucial time would be an outrage.

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Thread/What do you think of when we talk about #biodiversity?

There's so much more to our planet's ecology than just plants, trees & animals... Our #soils are home to a quarter of the world's species - many of which include #fungi 🍄 2/ From the ingredients we cook with, to the medicines that heal us and the #woodwideweb that runs beneath our feet, #fungi are vital to our existence, and all life on earth, yet they are the oft-neglected kingdom...

Synthetic #fertilisers have disrupted the natural #nitrogen cycle & become the biggest driver of nitrogen pollution

In today's Fixing Nitrogen panel at #ORFCGlobal, we'll explore how we can strike a nitrogen balance feat @RushallOrganics @Love_plants @WoodlandTrust & more ⚖ Live from 'Fixing Nitrogen', Abi Bunker from @WoodlandTrust says “Trees benefit both wildlife & people ... Most UK woodlands are impacted negatively by nitrogen deposition, at which the ecosystem will deteriorate”
@Love_plants @RushallOrganics @WoodlandTrust @TWBFarms #ORFCGlobal

We are proud to support the #TerraCarta which has been launched today by HRH The Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative.

Find out more > sustainable-markets.org/terra-carta @TheSMI #SMI @clarencehouse 2/ The #TerraCarta offers the basis of a recovery plan that puts #nature, people & planet at the 💚 of global value creation – harnessing the precious, irreplaceable power of nature combined with the transformative innovation and resources of the private sector.

Learn about #nitrogen @ 2PM!🚨

#ORFCGlobal's panel “Nitrogen: The Global Farming Challenge” – chaired by @JoLewisSA - will outline the scale of the nitrogen challenge for #farming, discuss global actions to reduce nitrogen excess at #COP26 & more

Tune in orfc.org.uk/session/nitrog… Listening to Mark Sutton @UK_CEH explain the issues:

“The scaling up of nitrogen happened, and it got cheaper, which has meant people aren’t as careful with it as they should be. Everybody has an opportunity to manage nitrogen more responsibly”

#COP26 #ORFCGlobal

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The lack of consultation on authorising #neonics is unacceptable🚫

As has been previously evidenced, it will be very hard to prevent these #pesticides making their way into plants & rivers, thereby damaging our #wildlife 2/5

WE BELIEVE: Emergency authorisations like the introduction of #neonicotinoids in #farming are a short-term crutch that will stifle innovation and long-term thinking💔

It’s vital we think of #SUSTAINABLE & #ENVIRONMENTAL methods of protecting our crops against pests, instead

Thread/ Show some💓for British #farmers, who are working so hard to put good food on our tables this winter 🙌

Do you know what it takes to rear a #highwelfare turkey for #Christmas? Or to grow those tasty carrots in a way that works with #nature? 2/ Agroecological #farming, like #organic, takes a lot of care & hard work - #farmers are stewards of the land, protecting the health & wellbeing of people, plants, soil and planet. Read on to hear from some of our certified farmers about life on the farm this #Christmas..

🍱"How #UltraProcessedFood stole our appetites & our shopping baskets"

This year's annual Peter Melchett Memorial Lecture sees @KitchenBee join SA CEO @BrowningHelen & Policy Dir. @JoLewisSA to discuss

💻Blog📽️Recording🤔Tweets to follow

Latest report👉 ow.ly/odVW50BZWYb 🛒 "Our supermarket shopping habits in the UK are some of the unhealthiest in Europe.

52% of our basket is ultra-processed, compared to 14% in France & only 10% in Portugal." 😱

Read our report on #ultraprocessed foods as we aim to rebalance our baskets ow.ly/odVW50BZWYb

🇬🇧🚜Today is a crucial day for the future of food & farming in the UK

Amongst other things, Govt. decisions today will affect the

🐔quality of food we import
🚜way our food is produced

We need your help to raise awareness of some amendments which must be made to the #AgriBill ✊🚜💚🌍 There has never been a more joined-up coalition of farming & environmental organisations all calling for the same thing

Despite this, the Govt. has continuously failed to protect British food & farming standards in the #AgriBill / #TradeBills ow.ly/gYqs50ArABf

💦🐔#ChlorinatedChicken... a thread

💦🥗 "We wash salad in chlorine so what's the problem?"

The problem is that 🇺🇸🐔 is washed in chlorine to treat high levels of bacteria, a symptom of poor hygiene & low animal welfare conditions ow.ly/6BQk50A3Jld independent.co.uk/life-style/foo… Rather than chlorine washing, UK farms use a “farm to fork” approach

This requires high hygiene & animal welfare standards all along the production chain ensuring food sold to consumers is safe

These standards mean chlorine washes aren't needed ow.ly/6BQk50A3Jld

🚜🌎💚 Land use, #farming & how this impacts on #ClimateChange is under scrutiny

Today, the Committee on Climate Change (@thecccuk) have launched their new Land Use report

What does it say, does it focus on the right things and is it ambitious enough? ow.ly/HSDC50y2HXK @theCCCuk @UKSustain @SoilsAlliance @SusFoodTrust @LandworkersUK @FOLUCoalition @GreenerUK_ @GreenAllianceUK @WCL_News @DefraGovUK @NFUtweets The report comes at a time when #farming, #landuse and its impact on #climatechange is under the spotlight like never before.

This @theCCCuk report will be a major influence on what farmers will be rewarded for doing to adapt to climate change. ow.ly/HSDC50y2HXK

What's our #beef with beef?

Public interest on #climate, #biodiversity & #diet is rightly growing

#Meat is often at the heart of the debate but it's important we look past headlines & unpick the detail

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#EatBetterMeat #EatOrganic #BBCOne 👉ow.ly/MjQ150xjJI9 Our #meat comes from different #farm systems

When animals are grazed on grass, as in #organic, this can have positive impacts on #climate & #nature. Intensively produced #grain-fed chicken & pigs can have the opposite effect

#EatBetterMeat #EatOrganic 👉ow.ly/MjQ150xjJI9