Ben Eagle

‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 10 – Fiona Provan

For this episode I visited Fiona Provan, who runs the Calf at Foot Dairy in Suffolk, a ‘pioneering microdairy founded on the belief that cows should keep their calves until their natural weaning age’. N.b this episode contains language that may be offensive to some.

Data sharing is vital to maintain animal welfare standards post-Brexit – Guest Post by Martin Coates

The UK’s imminent departure from the EU poses many challenges for farmers, food producers and processors. Not least amongst these is the need to ensure the continued high standards of animal welfare and meat processing so consumers can have confidence in the quality of the food in our shops. With the potential increase in riskContinueContinue reading “Data sharing is vital to maintain animal welfare standards post-Brexit – Guest Post by Martin Coates”

A trip to the capital

Despite living just 80 miles from central London I rarely make it down to the capital. When I do I tend to pack a lot in. With the price of train tickets today you need to make the most of it! It’s an opportunity to meet friends and touch base with contacts as well asContinueContinue reading “A trip to the capital”

How to Build Your Eco-friendly Heaven – Guest post by Emma Joyce

Here’s a domestic sustainability post from Australian writer Emma Joyce. In a world that’s been ignoring the principles of healthy living for decades now, making a difference, no matter how small it seems at first, is of the utmost importance. Shifting the paradigm and changing the perspective about eco-friendliness is something we all mustContinueContinue reading “How to Build Your Eco-friendly Heaven – Guest post by Emma Joyce”

Rising Tide

The autumnal equinox, when day and night are almost equal, has come and gone, the nights are getting longer, temperatures cooling and we begin to look forward to winter fires and long evenings. Predictions begin to come in as to where in the UK will actually receive snow this year. The Harvest Moon came uponContinueContinue reading “Rising Tide”