The Somerset Levels have now been under water for weeks. In fact, it is difficult to remember a time when one did not turn on the UK news to be confronted with images of villagers traveling from place to place by boat, livestock stranded on the few ‘high’ areas of farms and, more than anything,ContinueContinue reading “Flooding continues on the Levels”
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A focus on soil
A focus on soilhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03s645l BBC Farming Today this week focused last week on arguably our most precious resource: soil. Soil isn’t a single substance but a vastly complex combination of organisms which all need to be cared for properly. If a soil is too wet, too dry or too compact it will not function as wellContinueContinue reading “A focus on soil”
Environmental Reflections on 2013
As we approach a new year we are inevitably drawn towards reflection. Since beginning this site in February we have seen a huge number of issues come to the fore, many of which I have not been able to write about. This article will look briefly at some of the key news we have seenContinueContinue reading “Environmental Reflections on 2013”
Some thoughts on CAP modulation
Anyone who keeps up to date with farming news will be well aware that the figures for the extent of modulation from Pillar 1 to Pillar 2 payments under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy have been published. I have listened, as a relative bystander, with some interest, to the various opinions voiced on this matter,ContinueContinue reading “Some thoughts on CAP modulation”
Bees, Neonics and the future of food
The crisis of the disappearing bees is one that people at large remain largely oblivious to or unconcerned about. Since the early observations of CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) around the world, bee keepers and scientists have been trying their hardest to find a reasoning behind the phenomenon. However, as with any environmental issue the issueContinueContinue reading “Bees, Neonics and the future of food”
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