March’s Food for thought…

• Dung beetles donated to flood-affected farmers on NSW-Victorian border to help regenerate soil
• Investors drive the environmental conversation
• Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps
• Food giants at risk of “greenwashing” over regenerative agricultural practices: report warns
• Premier League domestic flights: BBC Sport research shows 81 flights from 100 games

Dung beetles donated to flood-affected farmers on NSW-Victorian border to help regenerate soil – from ABC News.  Interesting article about how a batch of incredibly industrious dung beetles have been donated to flood-affected farmers needing to regenerate soil on the New South Wales-Victorian border. Read the article

Investors drive the environmental conversation – from Hoard’s Dairyman.  Article talking about how the whole supply chain contribute to the sustainability progress of the dairy sector. View the article

Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps – from BBC News.  Billionaire Bill Gates has invested in an Australian climate technology start-up that plans to reduce the methane emissions of cow burps. Read the article

Food giants at risk of “greenwashing” over regenerative agricultural practices: report warns – from FoodNavigator Europe.  The lack of definition as to what constitutes regenerative agriculture can create a risk of misleading claims about their environmental credentials. To read the full article

Premier League domestic flights: BBC Sport research shows 81 flights from 100 games – from BBC News.  Article about the dilemma facing sports people around sustainable travel, in this case the focus is on footballers. Read the article