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DIGEST: Eat-Lancet, the headlines - AFN Network+ The EAT-Lancet headlines (for anyone who still needs to catch up)...

We've put together the EAT-Lancet headlines (for anyone who still needs to catch up)... full digest on our website 👉 tinyurl.com/28ch2ex6 & a great article on the report here tinyurl.com/m5mh82me - written by our fab Champion AliMorpeth

DIGEST: Key reports and news on food systems and climate - AFN Network+ Here are some of the key reports and news on food systems and climate, digested, so you don’t have to.

We've digested a handful of the latest reports & news articles in the #agrifood space - this time including
reports from Green Aliance, Eating better & IGD plus
a diet plan proposed to Defra & citizens working on the food strategy... Full digests here 👉 tinyurl.com/4xfynr86

Application form to attend the AFN Network+ Careers Fair Thank you very much for your interest in attending the AFN Network+ Careers Fair as a potential job applicant. The event will be held on Wednesday 12th November 2pm-3.50pm and the employers will inclu...

📢We are organising our first careers fair aiming to connect early career researchers and students in the agri-food sector with potential employers.
📆Weds 12th Nov 2pm - Online
ECRs & students - please apply here👉 tinyurl.com/ynjkrh7c
Employers - please apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/2vuawxkr

AFN Network+ Newsletter: Issue 28, October 2025 The latest agri-food and climate news, resources and opportunities

📰 In our latest newsletter you can find out more about our Roadmap Launch & Webinar along with updates from some of our funded projects and the usual round-up of events & opportunities in the #agrifood space👉 tinyurl.com/47sb9b8k

AFN Network+ Roadmap Launch AFN Network+ 5 key messages on how to transform the food system to help reach a net zero UK by 2050.

📢It's the big one! Come along to our next webinar (22/10 @ 3pm) to find out more about the AFN Network+ Roadmap – our plan for transforming the UK agri-food system to one that is healthier, more resilient, and that contributes to a net zero UK by 2050.👉 tinyurl.com/35c7ntjw

"It's so easy to stand up on a stage and say things are urgent, it doesn't change anything." says Corinna Hawkes of @fao.org about how we need address many problems with our food systems in slower ways that invest in people who make connections.

Listen to the podcast episode here: buff.ly/ZaLgbV7

👀You can now read the full briefing from our webinar 'Could weight-loss jabs help or hinder sustainable dietary shift?'👉 tinyurl.com/9k7cje79

DIGEST: Key reports and news on food systems and climate - AFN Network+ It’s been a busy end to the summer and start to the Autumn! Here are some of the key reports and news on food systems and climate, digested, so you don’t have to.

📃 Our team have digested another raft of the latest key reports and news on food systems and climate covering the latest on health inequalities, school meals, lobbying by food industry, a sustainability framework for farmers & much more 👉 tinyurl.com/4am62du3

DIGEST: More than half of British farmers worry cost of extreme weather could stop them farming - AFN Network+ This digest summarises research, commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (EICU) and carried out by Grounded Research, on the impact of climate change on British farms and farmers’…

⛈️More than half of British farmers worry cost of extreme weather could stop them farming👩🌾

We thought this research, commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (EICU) was worth a closer look - Full digest here👉tinyurl.com/38kh83j3

🙏With big thanks to all of the participants and speakers - a video of our latest webinar 'De-risking the farming transition – what can we do?' is now available - 👀View now 👉tinyurl.com/mr3ukdhm
(briefing to follow)

AFN Network+ Round-up: September 2025 The latest agri-food and climate news, resources and opportunities

Our latest newsletter includes a save the date for our Roadmap webinar (22nd October), links to all of our recent digests, plus details of funding opportunities, events and activities happening in the #agrifood space 👉tinyurl.com/bda8p3h8

DIGEST: How public food procurement can support sustainable change - AFN Network+ This digest summarises some of the key points from a Food Thinkers webinar held with Professor Kevin Morgan about his book, Serving the Public: the good food revolution in schools, hospitals and…

Did you miss our digest of the Food Thinkers webinar held with Professor Kevin Morgan about his book, 'Serving the Public: the good food revolution in schools, hospitals & prisons' & his work with public food systems? Read our summary of key points here 👉tinyurl.com/2pysd85y

De-risking the farming transition – what can we do? - AFN Network+ Transitioning farming practices can feel daunting and risky. Could collective insurance, green financing, mindset change and coaching help?

📢Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's webinar 'De-risking the farming transition – what can we do?
Friday 12 September 10:00-11:00am 👉tinyurl.com/25x56fy3

As promised here's part 2 of our round-up of some of the news & reports you might have missed over Summer....With thanks to our freelancer writer Nina Pullman & Project Manager Jon Haslam for digesting these 👉 tinyurl.com/2cfhy9fs

De-risking the farming transition – what can we do? - AFN Network+ Transitioning farming practices can feel daunting and risky. Could collective insurance, green financing, mindset change and coaching help?

🧑🌾👩🌾This weeks webinar is a really important one - Farming businesses face many barriers when trying to change practices, and one of them is risk. How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence?
Join us on Friday at 10am 👉 tinyurl.com/25x56fy3

AFN Network+ Newsletter: Issue 27, September 2025 The latest agri-food and climate news, resources and opportunities

Our latest newsletter covers a whole host of recent digests that we've created for you along with details of upcoming workshops, available funding, events & job opportunites - Read here 👉tinyurl.com/3v4xeytf & sign up to receive direct to your inbox 👉tinyurl.com/2djtkwbh

DIGEST: Your summer catch-up News and reports you may have missed... Part 1

It’s been a busy summer! Our fab freelancer writer Nina Pullman has digested some key reports for us covering: food systems feeding fossil fuel expansion, increasing pressure on baby food manufacturers, a parliamentary inquiry into obesity & much more👉 tinyurl.com/mpw9cr9c

De-risking the farming transition – what can we do? - AFN Network+ Transitioning farming practices can feel daunting and risky. Could collective insurance, green financing, mindset change and coaching help?

Farmers are under immense pressure &transitioning farming practices can feel daunting & risky in those first few years. For many farmers, this can be enough to stop them taking that leap. Join our webinar 12/09 @ 10am to hear our expert speakers discuss 👉 tinyurl.com/25x56fy3

🚨Web tool for predicting slurry emissions🚨
One of our funded projects has created this tool aiming to translate modern weather forecasting models into results that inform farmers’ decision-making. Tool available here👉 www.manureemissions.com More on project here👉 tinyurl.com/26yv8m67

De-risking the farming transition – what can we do? - AFN Network+ Transitioning farming practices can feel daunting and risky. Could collective insurance, green financing, mindset change and coaching help?

👀WEBINAR: De-risking the transition📆 12/09 10am
Farming businesses face barriers when trying to change practices & one is risk- How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence? Collective insurance & green financing? Mindset change &coaching? tinyurl.com/25x56fy3

🥸Check out our latest round-up, which includes a host of events, not least our forthcoming webinar, a new slurry prediction tool (who doesn’t need one of those?) and more on the launch of Culture Roots Collective tinyurl.com/yc6w8fzz

👉WEBINAR: De-risking the farming transition – what can we do?
Our Autumn webinars kick off with this important session: Farming businesses face many barriers when trying to change practices; one of them is risk. How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence?
tinyurl.com/5n9xevfj

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😮👉Job vacancy: Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency, “a rare opportunity to bring your scientific expertise to the forefront of protecting public health and ensuring trust in the food we eat”. Application deadline 7th September 25 www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

📰Have you seen our latest newsletter?
Another great round up of events, funding opportunities, briefings and webinars 👉 tinyurl.com/3jtrw3xh

BRIEFING: Animal welfare, net zero & the food transition – trade-offs & opportunities - AFN Network+ This briefing is based on a webinar discussion with Gareth Arnott and Francesca Johansen, given to the AFN Network+ community on the 23rd May 2025.

What might a food system transition mean for the animals in the farmed system? Find out more in this briefing, based on our recent webinar. 🥸https://tinyurl.com/mrxaru33 🐤

VIDEO UPDATE: If you missed our fascinating webinar on whether weight-loss jabs help or hinder a sustainable dietary shift, the video is available now 📽️https://tinyurl.com/2p9txz4c🎬

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BRIEFING: AI & emissions reduction – risks & opportunities - AFN Network+ This briefing is based on a webinar discussion with Andrew French, Paddy Tarbuck and James Strong, given to the AFN Network+ community on the 13th December 2024.

📰 BRIEFING: AI & reducing agricultural emissions – risks, opportunities & research gaps
👉 tinyurl.com/bdz8t6dz
This briefing is based on a webinar discussion with Andrew French, Paddy Tarbuck and James Strong, given to the AFN Network+ community on the 13th December 2024

Setting the table for racial justice: highlights from The Gathering Table summit | Sustain Welcome to the first in a series of blogs detailing highlights and key takeaways from The Gathering Table. Read on to see how creating a space focused on connection and learning motivated particpants…

Setting the table for racial justice: highlights from The Gathering Table summit

▶️ Welcome to the first in a series of blogs detailing highlights and key takeaways from The Gathering Table, led by Sustain, @eatingbetter.bsky.social and @afnnetwork.bsky.social
www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jul25-...

Could weight-loss jabs help or hinder sustainable dietary shift? To Ozempic and beyond – what could GLP-1 drugs mean for our ability to shift diets towards health and sustainability & halt climate change?

💉To Ozempic & beyond: Could weight-loss jabs help or hinder sustainable dietary shift?'
Don't miss our last webinar before the summer break - What will be the climate impact of the weight-loss drugs that are sweeping the nation? 9am tomorrow! (24/07)👉 tinyurl.com/6a8jn9fh