Sunday afternoon has arrived and I’ve finally been able to sit down to settle into writing a blog post. I can’t quite believe how quickly this winter has been ticking along and although I’m quite far through my list of winter tasks on the farm the end isn’t quite in sight. Last week there wasContinueContinue reading “Quick Report on Sentry Conference and general catch up post”
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Winter pruning of Sea Buckthorn
You might think that the summer is the busiest time of year on a farm, and you’d probably be right. However, at all times of year there is something to be done. On our Essex farm at the moment a small team is intent in our task of winter pruning sea buckthorn plants, ensuring weContinueContinue reading “Winter pruning of Sea Buckthorn”
‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 13 – Oxford Real Farming Conference 2018
This special podcast episode was recorded at the Oxford Real Farming Conference last week. The podcast offers a flavour of this year’s conference and includes interviews and short clips from sessions including the Q&A with Defra Secretary Michael Gove, led by Zac Goldsmith MP. Thank you to everybody who spoke to me including: Kath Dalmeny, MilesContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 13 – Oxford Real Farming Conference 2018”
‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 12 – Eddie Andrew at Our Cow Molly
Eddie Andrew lived in central Manchester and worked as an agricultural engineer before returning to work on his family’s dairy farm which is on the outskirts of Sheffield. His family’s brand Our Cow Molly won the Future Food award at the BBC Food and Farming awards in 2016. Growing from their roots as a family dairyContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 12 – Eddie Andrew at Our Cow Molly”
A new year and another Oxford Trip
Happy new year to you all! I hope that your celebrations, no matter where you were in the world on New Year’s Eve, were full of hope and joy to welcome the new year in. The turning of the year is always an opportunity to reframe things in your mind, set plans for the yearContinueContinue reading “A new year and another Oxford Trip”
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