Ffinlo Costain

Chief Editor of 8point9.com. Farm Gate podcast / Founder, Food & Global Security Network. TEDx Speaker: We can’t solve the climate crisis without cows

child okeford, england, united kingdom

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* Chief Editor, 8.9ha - https://8point9.comPreviously:* TEDx Speaker: We can’t solve the climate crisis without cows - https://youtu.be/O9Ed84v_C5k* Founder, Food & Global Security Network. * Host/producer Farm Gate podcast. * Chief Executive, Farmwel. * Former journalist, broadcaster and New York Radio Festivals, Finalist Award Winner.https://www.farmwel.org.uk/https://www.costainconsulting.com/

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86% of farmers feel they can't plan for their farm's future

Mounting uncertainty is making it harder for British farmers to plan for the future, according to McCain Foods GB&I's second annual Farmdex report, published this week. More than eight in ten farmers (86%) say policy uncertainty is negatively affectin... See more

8point9.com•Ffinlo Costain•Oct 9, 2026

Major new wetland restoration and wet farming trial site

Diggers have begun creating one of the UK's largest active wetland restoration sites within the Great Fen in Cambridgeshire. Speechly's Farm – an area of 136 hectares, almost the size of Hyde Park – will become one of the largest active wetland restoratio... See more

8point9.com•Ffinlo Costain•Oct 9, 2026

‘Our crops are losing their nutrients', report warns

Many crops have lost as much as 50% of several key nutrients since the 1960s. Combined with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, continued projected declines could push around 5 million UK working-age adults below safe levels of essential vitamins and min... See more

8point9.com•Ffinlo Costain•Oct 9, 2026

Global wildlife population has declined by 73% in 50 years

There has been a stark 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations over a 52-year period, according to WWF's Living Planet Report (LPR) 2026. At the same time, the report finds that nature can recover if society follows clear pathway... See more

8point9.com•Ffinlo Costain•Oct 8, 2026

UK Government and UKRI invest £54m to tackle biosecurity threats

A joint UK government and UKRI investment will help prepare for future epidemics, tackle antimicrobial resistance and accelerate the development of next-generation animal vaccines. Researchers across the UK will tackle some of the most pressing risks faci... See more

8point9.com•Ffinlo Costain•Oct 8, 2026

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Bachelor Of Arts, Dance, Drama at Middlesex UniversityGraduated: 1993

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86% of farmers feel they can't plan for their farm's future

Major new wetland restoration and wet farming trial site

‘Our crops are losing their nutrients', report warns

Global wildlife population has declined by 73% in 50 years

UK Government and UKRI invest £54m to tackle biosecurity threats

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86% of farmers feel they can't plan for their farm's future

Major new wetland restoration and wet farming trial site

‘Our crops are losing their nutrients', report warns

Global wildlife population has declined by 73% in 50 years

UK Government and UKRI invest £54m to tackle biosecurity threats

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