A number of important points here but the one that often gets missed is from the Cold Chain Fdr - it's NOT just about the official charges (CUC etc).
It's also a range of business costs that
1⃣ will add up
2⃣ will be passed on.
Great to hear @RareBreedChris on the @BBCr4today talking about @RBSTrarebreeds watch list, the need to support native pig and poultry and the importance of investing in our abattoirs
The RBST has urged shoppers to buy meat from native farm animals for Christmas dinner - to help preserve the future of East Anglia's rarest livestock breeds. https://t.co/qQ9X0HydRy 👇 Full story
Don't miss this great article from @SChambers9 in @eadt24 . @rarebreedchris says buying native breed produce this Xmas will help farmers carry on their vital work with these amazing breeds - a great way to enjoy delicious food and also support rare breed survival @rbstrarebreeds
When farmer Ben Woolf was a boy growing up in Ipswich, Suffolk, Large Whites were the dominant pig breed - but now they are endangered. https://t.co/l1pDl78z1C 👇 Full story
Great to hear @rarebreedchris talking on @bbcfarmingtoday this morning about the growing role for native breeds in UK food, farming and the environment, as @rbstrarebreeds marks 50 years of action for rare breeds survival.
A new survey published by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) shows choosing native breeds for livestock could insulate against hikes in feed and supplement costs.
@RBSTrarebreeds @rarebreedschris #rarebreeds#livestock
https://t.co/WMUY82qOPw
Thanks to @BBCDevon for speaking with Roy about the Whiteface Dartmoor sheep on the @RBSTrarebreeds & Foundation for Common Land stand at the @TorreAbbey summer fair today - if you’re in the area do go along to meet these rare breed sheep and the RBST team.
Met these splendid Whitebred Shorthorns for tmw’s @BBCFarmingToday. Celebrating 50 years of @RBSTrarebreeds with @RareBreedChris, @EdenSwimmer and Michelin starred chef Ryan Blackburn. The train is the Pride train on the west coast main line, non of them batted an eyelid!
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust said native pigs such as the British Landrace face a “worrying and worsening situation” as numbers have fallen severely over the past two years
https://t.co/pK8C75uAGi
"If you buy rare breeds, you have to eat them to keep them"
Susan Tanner explains that the rare pig industry relies on the public buying pork to fund pig breeding
https://t.co/LpzBjlsQXO
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"The pig industry over the past two years is driving a very worrying and worsening situation for several of our rare native breeds. Fewer people are keeping these breeds now, and the number of new piglet births is falling too." @RareBreedChris#GoNative
https://t.co/lINijFfurJ