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August Edition
Me My Pigs and I is a UK farming publication that blends personal farm stories with clear policy analysis and practical insights on food security, agroecology, and the realities of modern agriculture.
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August Edition

Dr Stuart Gillespie on ultra-processed food and corporate power

Wildfires, heatwaves and drought don’t empty shelves overnight. They squeeze supply, raise costs, and push risk onto farmers first.

Farms Not Factories

But staying quiet doesn’t make the pressure smaller, it just makes it lonelier, and the UK food story is getting harder to ignore.

A framework heavy on vision and light on delivery, with private finance and supply chains expected to replace public support over time.

July Edition
The real costs are displaced onto farmers, workers, soil and water, and eventually the public purse.

Hello, friends!
Ponies, cattle, sheep, and commoners are part of how it is managed, and when the paperwork becomes impossible, the land drifts into neglect.

That gap is not a mistake, it is the business model, reassurance up front, detail only if you go looking.