Animal welfare is a fundamental for all livestock keepers and consumers looking at natural fibres are starting to be much more concerned about where the product comes from and how the animals are raised. For decades the “Five Freedoms” model has been the gold standard in animal welfare but as…

Regional Agriculture is a term that has emerged on the back of more established and likely more familiar terms such as “Sustainable Farming” and “Regenerative Farming” and the growing visibility of environmental, ecological and animal welfare issues in agriculture. A more formalised definition describes Regional Agriculture as “A socio-ecological framework…