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Growth is not the same as public value
FFCC Chief Exec Sue Pritchard on what kind of economic choices build the country we want to live in.
The Hidden Bill
How much does the food industry spend lobbying government?
The road to food security
FFCC’s Dr Charlie Taverner on war in the Middle East and what the food system can learn from the green energy transition.
Voices from outside FFCC
Guest Blogs
Held Hostage
Professor Tim Jackson on the way Big Food is still hijacking public health and undermining public finances.
“Blueberry vapes, no blueberries”
Dominic Watters on what council estate food environments reveal about Britain’s food system
Crisis as catalyst
Pasture for Life’s Jimmy Woodrow on the need to speed the farming transition
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In 90 years, farming will be a one day a week job?
Our Chief Exec Sue Pritchard’s speech, opposing the motion in this year’s OFC Oxford Union Debate.
How can farmers and food workers care?
Dr Charlie Taverner on how food work is valued and what farmers and delivery drivers have in common with nurses and doctors.
The high price of cheap food
Professor Tim Jackson asks who’s counting the cost of our national diet.
Farming needs a story that inspires
Dr Charlie Taverner on schooldays, stories and the need for leadership on food and farming.
We Need To Talk About... Nature
Will Evans is joined by Holly Purdey and James Robinson to talk about what it really means to farm with nature.
Slurry Solutions to Prevent Nutrient Loss
A Fields Good 2025 session with FFCC's Jon Parker on how to manage slurry without polluting watercourses.
The Real Price of Cheap Food
FFCC's Mhairi Brown and others at Fields Good 2025, on the true cost of 'cheap' food.
Food For A Fair Future
FFCC's Mhairi Brown reflects on the EAT-Lancet Commission, and how citizens are driving change.
We Need To Talk About... Net Zero
Host Will Evans is joined by Liz Bowles and Ben Taylor Davies to discuss this hot-button topic in British farming.