Ben Eagle

Stand by for State of Nature 2016

Many of us remember the concerning headline statistics that were presented in the 2013 ‘State of Nature’ report, published by the RSPB and other conservation organisations 3 years ago. 60% of species have declined over the past 50 years and 31% have declined strongly 14% of farmland flowering plants are on the red list 65% ofContinueContinue reading “Stand by for State of Nature 2016”

British Agricultural Policy after Brexit

Originally posted on A Dartmoor blog:
Dieter Helm, an economist and chair of the Natural Capital Committee has just published an important paper entitled ‘British Agricultural Policy after Brexit’. You can read his paper here. It is a very important contribution to the debate as DEFRA / George Eustice and Andrea Leadsom begin to plan…

The future of the UK in the world – a personal view. Guest blog by Robert Seago

This post forms part of a series of guest blogs on thinkingcountry relating to the future of British agriculture and conservation in the light of Brexit. Over the coming months, the series will present a range of views relating to the future of British agriculture and environmental policy. In this post Bob Seago, a reserveContinueContinue reading “The future of the UK in the world – a personal view. Guest blog by Robert Seago”

Why Ag Education is important

Agricultural education is nigh on non existent within the school system in the UK. The US are one step ahead of us and it features far more prominently within the curriculum. There is, it seems, still more work to be done in making a case for its importance but we could still learn some lessonsContinueContinue reading “Why Ag Education is important”

We have no time to stand and stare

I was driving down the long trackway from Duart Castle, home to the Clan MaClean on the Isle of Mull, when Holly, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly called out, pointing to the sky. I stopped the car and grabbed the binoculars. The excitement was palpable as we both realised it was aContinueContinue reading “We have no time to stand and stare”