Anyone on here with an inside track on NFU/AHDB able to tell us what is planned for veganuary ?
Meat: a threat to our planet.
- Thread starter windymiller
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Anyone on here with an inside track on NFU/AHDB able to tell us what is planned for veganuary ?
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- Exeter, Devon
A quiet, polite rebuttal in February?
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- South Molton
Thank you for contacting us about ‘Meat: A Threat To Our Planet?’ broadcast on 25th November 2019.
As its title suggests, the programme's focus was global meat production and demand. It explored the industry's huge impact on the global environment, from climate change to water pollution and biodiversity collapse.
It was clear that the programme was not a study of British farming. It focused largely on farming practices in the USA and Brazil as these countries are two of the world’s leading meat producers. As we heard at the beginning of the film, people eat more meat in the USA than anywhere else on earth and, as also stated in the programme, Brazil is the world’s biggest exporter of beef.
The film also makes clear that the farming methods shown are not the same the world over and that some farmers, including in the UK, farm livestock in a more sustainable way.
The programme also depicted the humane slaughter of a chicken. In order to highlight that many of us are disconnected from the process of slaughtering meat, it was important to show how livestock is killed. It was clearly signposted to viewers that the chicken was going to be killed before the slaughter took place.
We hope this helps to address your concerns about the programme and we thank you for taking the time to contact us.
Complete waste of time complaining
As its title suggests, the programme's focus was global meat production and demand. It explored the industry's huge impact on the global environment, from climate change to water pollution and biodiversity collapse.
It was clear that the programme was not a study of British farming. It focused largely on farming practices in the USA and Brazil as these countries are two of the world’s leading meat producers. As we heard at the beginning of the film, people eat more meat in the USA than anywhere else on earth and, as also stated in the programme, Brazil is the world’s biggest exporter of beef.
The film also makes clear that the farming methods shown are not the same the world over and that some farmers, including in the UK, farm livestock in a more sustainable way.
The programme also depicted the humane slaughter of a chicken. In order to highlight that many of us are disconnected from the process of slaughtering meat, it was important to show how livestock is killed. It was clearly signposted to viewers that the chicken was going to be killed before the slaughter took place.
We hope this helps to address your concerns about the programme and we thank you for taking the time to contact us.
Complete waste of time complaining
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
Probably a carrot promotion
Copy & Paste!
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- South Molton
That's what I did with my reply to here ?
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- South Molton
I was with a BBC employee yesterday and they were shocked at how biased the programme was!
What is the next step to take? OFCOM?
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- South West
AGN76
Member
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- north Wales
Time for a moment of calm
Cowabunga
Member
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- Ceredigion,Wales
Harry Metcalfe posted the video above and, as always, he produces excellent content, whether on cars or farming. He now has two channels, Harry's Garage and Harry's Farm.
Thanks Harry.
Thanks Harry.
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- Shropshire
I too have received the same reply as above which is a bit annoying as I complained about Tom Heaps article on countryfile.
Basically they don't give a sh!t what we think.
The ombudsman is the next port of call, they wouldn't take a BBC complaint in the first instance as they wanted a BBC complaint reference number.
We've all got one now....
Basically they don't give a sh!t what we think.
The ombudsman is the next port of call, they wouldn't take a BBC complaint in the first instance as they wanted a BBC complaint reference number.
We've all got one now....
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- N.Lincs
No reply at all here - maybe they've had that many complaints that they've given up 
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- NSW, Newstralya
I’ve been planning on limiting my TFF exposure, but I had to share this & here is probably the best place.
I was just listening to ABC ( our equivalent of BBC ) radio. A Sydney based afternoon show, a regular money / investment segment
The regular expert / investment advice guru, was saying that BEEF was the big investment for the future. Particularly Australia & North America
This was a cold, objective, no emotion involved view based purely on analysis with a global perspective & investment advice with a view of making money
take from that what you will . . .
I just thought it was an interesting counter point to all the vegan & “the jobs fûcked” negative post that seem to dominate THFF
How that relates to the UK - I have no idea. Just realise that there is a HUGE demand worldwide for animal protein . . .
THFF
( the hobby farmer forum )
as so many people seem to treat farming like a tax payer funded hobby / birth right, rather than a business . . .
I was just listening to ABC ( our equivalent of BBC ) radio. A Sydney based afternoon show, a regular money / investment segment
The regular expert / investment advice guru, was saying that BEEF was the big investment for the future. Particularly Australia & North America
This was a cold, objective, no emotion involved view based purely on analysis with a global perspective & investment advice with a view of making money
take from that what you will . . .
I just thought it was an interesting counter point to all the vegan & “the jobs fûcked” negative post that seem to dominate THFF
How that relates to the UK - I have no idea. Just realise that there is a HUGE demand worldwide for animal protein . . .
THFF
( the hobby farmer forum )
as so many people seem to treat farming like a tax payer funded hobby / birth right, rather than a business . . .
