Ben Eagle

Brexit: A key question for this farming generation.

With just over a month to go now until voters go to the polls for the EU membership referendum it seems sensible to overview what is going on within the farming industry in terms of opinion. On the face of it, for many, exiting the EU might seem like utter madness in the short term.ContinueContinue reading “Brexit: A key question for this farming generation.”

Latest Neonics Derogation Application Rejected

A few weeks ago I gave a coursework presentation with a few fellow student colleagues at the RAU on the subject of the neonics moratorium in Europe, the implications it has had for farmers and crucially how they have adapted their practice. As part of the research process we were approached by a number ofContinueContinue reading “Latest Neonics Derogation Application Rejected”

Pondering the Prospects for Lowland Rewilding – some reflections on the Rewilding Dorset conference

The rewilding fraternity seems to have gathered its main focus thus far around making a case for upland landscapes as the most likely or suitable hosts for rewilding projects. The more productive and urbanised lowlands feature less in the debate. One could say that there are many logical economic and ecological reasons for this. Nonetheless,ContinueContinue reading “Pondering the Prospects for Lowland Rewilding – some reflections on the Rewilding Dorset conference”

A Busy month and ‘Farming Today’ in a tent in Bristol

May is set to be a very busy month with conferences, exams, final bits and pieces of coursework as I enter the final stages of my agriculture postgrad at the Royal Agricultural University and various other commitments. I apologise in advance therefore if thinkingcountry posts are slightly less frequent over the next few weeks! Nonetheless,ContinueContinue reading “A Busy month and ‘Farming Today’ in a tent in Bristol”

Bank Holiday Walking

It seems to be an unwritten meteorological tradition in the United Kingdom that bank holidays should occur at times of barometric uncertainty. ‘Sunshine and showers’is often the declaration from the weather presenter or the MET office. We invariably set off on our ‘days out’ with clothes for all weathers, ready for anything it can throwContinueContinue reading “Bank Holiday Walking”