Ben Eagle

Catch up post

Hello again everyone. This is my first post in over a month but it’s good to be back. I escaped the country for some winter sun in January (more on this later) and in the usual way when you go away there are a million and one things to catch up with when you return.ContinueContinue reading “Catch up post”

Meet the Farmers – episode 59 – Andy Howard

In this episode I visited Kent arable farmer Andy Howard who is also a Nuffield scholar and has a particular interest in companion cropping. https://soundcloud.com/user-396010157/meet-the-farmers-episode-59-with-andy-howard

‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 58 – Mental Health, Farming and the Railways

This conversation with Dan Goodwin, who was Suffolk Agricultural Apprentice of the Year in 2018, and Steve Loeber, who works for Network Rail, was recorded just before Christmas and aims to highlight the similarities between working on farms and working on the railways. Mental health has no boundaries and it’s important that we all lookContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 58 – Mental Health, Farming and the Railways”

When to act on climate change?

Firstly, happy new year and I hope you have had a good festive break (if you are fortunate enough to be able to take time off over the Christmas/New Year period). My good intentions to post every Friday on this blog have started well, although it won’t last for long as I will be awayContinueContinue reading “When to act on climate change?”

2019 – a year of change

You’ll have to forgive me for the selfish nature of this post. Originally, I thought about doing my usual ‘review of the year in the countryside’ with news on everything from TB to rural crime, HS2, the weather and the impact of Brexit and the election. However, I thought I would review my own yearContinueContinue reading “2019 – a year of change”