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Guardian examines nutritional profiles and costs across 14 cooking oils
Guardian feature compares 14 cooking oils by nutrition and cost, helping consumers navigate selection for health and affordability. Read Rachel Dixon's analysis.
Food Foundation examines drivers of UK chicken consumption rise
Food Foundation podcast examines structural and economic drivers behind UK's rising chicken consumption, featuring expert perspectives on food systems and policy.
Food Foundation explores school food reset vision ahead of September 2026 changes
Food Foundation discusses UK government's September 2026 school food policy changes aimed at improving child nutrition. Interview with Education Minister Olivia Bailey on Right2Food podcast.
MPs examine Middle East conflict's impact on UK food and fertiliser
MPs examine how US–Israel–Iran tensions affect UK food security, fertiliser costs and fuel prices. Farmers Guide reports on Parliament's inquiry into geopolitical supply chain risk.
Leicestershire farmer launches nutrient use efficiency disconnect project
Farmer Will Oliver launches project to bridge gap between theoretical and practical nutrient use efficiency on farms. Reported by Farmers Guide.
Vitagri Launches the GroundUp Framework
The UK’s first framework for measuring, verifying, and rewarding nutrient-dense food production is now published and open for engagement.
McCain Launches ’Farm of the Future’ in North Yorkshire — Regenerative Agriculture at Commercial Scale
McCain Foods’ third global regenerative agriculture research site begins potato production in 2026, independently validated by the University of Leeds.
Vitagri Joins Innovate UK International Programme
Vitagri partners with the Bionutrient Institute through an Innovate UK-supported collaboration to advance nutrient density measurement.
Global Treaty for Nutrient Density Nears Publication — Defining Standards for 20 Crops Worldwide
The Bionutrient Food Association’s Treaty will define what "nutrient dense" means for 20 crops globally — the first international attempt at a standard that aligns with Vitagri’s GroundUp approach.
Growing Health White Paper Published
Vitagri’s landmark 51-page synthesis of 16,000+ peer-reviewed studies on farming practice, soil health, and human nutrition — now freely available.
UK Bans Junk Food Advertising Before 9pm — But Is It Enough Without Measuring Nutritional Quality?
The HFSS ad ban addresses symptoms. Without mechanisms to measure and reward nutritional quality at the farm level, the food system still optimises for cheapness over nutrition.