We all have our favourite places in which we can walk, ponder life, play in, express ourselves in or places that trigger certain memories. I am now settling in to my new life in the Cotswolds (I have just started a postgraduate course in agriculture at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester), a place thatContinueContinue reading “A favourite place of mine – The Naze in Essex”
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Soil, not Dirt: A Digital Journey Connecting Soils, Plants and Climate
A short film made by the soil scientist Rebecca Lybrand
An Agriculture Degree Doesn’t Make You a Farmer
Originally posted on Raised in a Barn:
Being an agriculture major has made me realize just how bad of a stereotype aggies have. Yes there are some majors that deal with directly going back to run a family farm or even starting your own. Not all agriculture majors are going to school to work on…
Creating a New National Park for Britain.
George Monbiot’s new charity ‘Rewilding Britain’ will launch later this year. He is currently looking for the first director to lead it (although interviews are now over, at least as I understand it). His recent article on Scottish land reform, published in the Guardian earlier this week cut to the core of the aims of the rewildingContinueContinue reading “Creating a New National Park for Britain.”
Integrated Farm Management (IFM) – a dull term for an exciting prospect?
Farming, like any other business, has its acronyms. IFM, which stands for integrated farm management, does a terrible job at describing what is in essence an approach to farming which has very exciting prospects. IFM is a holistic approach to farm management that encourages both profitability and high environmental standards. In the video above PhilipContinueContinue reading “Integrated Farm Management (IFM) – a dull term for an exciting prospect?”
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