Who owns whom in the food industry Made from concentrate The number of firms that own the food brands you see is much smaller than you think. That’s not good for consumers or suppliers.
Farm operators are not farmers Having linked to the original piece at 538, it would be remiss of me not to link to these two threads rebutting its main conclusions. Continue Reading →
Farmers as swing voters Farmers have long memories, and tend to vote against policies that hurt them directly. Which is rather interesting in light of the trade war launched by the US. Continue Reading →
Eat This Newsletter 076 Black is best Pigs, but not pigeons or horses. Tosh, but not any old tosh. And that old standby, mother’s milk. It’s all good for you. Continue Reading →
Whatever happened to British veal? Too cute to eat, or the only ethical response? Time was when veal calves were kept in the dark. These days, it may be the shoppers who have helped to solve the problem of surplus male dairy calves. Continue Reading →