My train season ticket costs £10k 🫠. I forgot it, and it cost £200 (😵) to buy a day ticket. 3 x GWR staff told me to go to Paddington to get a refund as they’d “have my pass”. Paddington just refused to refund cos “they don’t do paper tickets from trains”. WTAF GWR

Concerning news about the spread of bird flu to dairy cattle and the potential risks to farmworkers

#health #agriculture #disease

Agricultural subsidies in Europe, per kg of product.

US alert as H5N1 bird flu reported in person exposed to infected cattle.

Experts worry the highly pathogenic virus could yet mutate to be passed human to human.

Sarah Newey has the latest.
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

There are very legitimate concerns about the UK's ability to sustain this pace of emissions reduction, but there is no denying the track record has been very impressive. Cutting emissions by 52% since 1990 is world-leading. businessgreen.com/news/4190857/u…

Organic sector slams move to weaken deforestation-free laws

“Authorities are using organic farming as an excuse to weaken environmental legislation (…) the arguments don’t really make sense,” he stressed.

euractiv.com/section/agricu… #deforestation

Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu apnews.com/article/bird-f…

It will be interesting to see how the final FAO report addresses these issues, including concerns regarding intensification of agricultural production #OneHealth #AntimicrobialResistance

In #PublicHealth , we’ve known for years that our current #food system isn’t healthy for people. Transforming how we approach food offers a win-win, for human health, ecosystems & for a stable climate, but we must act now &, in some places, that means cutting #meat consumption.

🚨 OUTRAGEOUS! The @EUCommission just published a proposal to make legislative changes to the Common Agriculture Policys and it's a slap in the face of farmers and the environment! Instead of addressing the real issues like the unfair subsidy system, it attacks crucial

Terrible news for #climateaction #nature #innovation

Florida bans sales of cultured meat.

This is equivalent to banning Electric Vehicles! Will nobody stand up for science?

vegconomist.com/cultivated-cel…

Out with the animal cruelty. In with … mushrooms? These farmers are leaving factory farming behind theguardian.com/environment/20…