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Farmers Weekly’s Philip Clarke says ‘the time has come for farmers to speak up’.

Tomorrow, like every Friday, I will receive my regular Farmers Weekly through the post. Occasionally I get the time to read it cover to cover. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days. Mostly however I will dip in and out of the pages (as I do with other magazines and papers) as the weekContinueContinue reading “Farmers Weekly’s Philip Clarke says ‘the time has come for farmers to speak up’.”

How much of an Impact could Scottish Independence have on Farmers in Scotland? – Guest Post by Justin Fox

With more than 290,000 people working in farming, and more than 70% of the UK’s land under agricultural use, farming has a huge impact, directly and indirectly, on all of us. With many farmers and related businesses operating on both sides of the Scottish border, there would inevitably be significant repercussions for many companies, ifContinueContinue reading “How much of an Impact could Scottish Independence have on Farmers in Scotland? – Guest Post by Justin Fox”

Soil Texture: Sand, Silt and Clay

Today, as part of the series of posts on soils, we are going to look at ‘soil texture’. Soil forms the basis for all life but it’s important to know about its mineral constitution as well as its biological profile. Texture refers to the ‘feel’ of the soil. This is affected by the constituent materialsContinueContinue reading “Soil Texture: Sand, Silt and Clay”

Are we doing enough in this International Year of Soils?

We are now over half way through this year which has been designated the ‘International Year of Soils’ by the UN. A quick google will discover that, actually, there are quite a lot of events happening around the world to highlight the issues surrounding soil – principally revolving around the risks of degradation. However, theseContinueContinue reading “Are we doing enough in this International Year of Soils?”

The Dairy Crisis – should we be scaling up operations?

It is not often that farming makes the headlines in the UK but lately the mainstream media haven’t been able to avoid the anger that dairy farmers have been expressing over the price they are being paid for their milk. Protestors have been removing milk from supermarket shelves and one set of protestors recently resortedContinueContinue reading “The Dairy Crisis – should we be scaling up operations?”