Caption: Should a future farm support scheme subsidise bioenergy crops? ©Miles King It’s finally 2017, and we can say goodbye to 2016 – what a year that was. Many may celebrate a new dawn breaking for Britain (or England anyway), while others will be very worried about future prospects for their families, businesses and ourContinueContinue reading “Brexit: An opportunity to change how we support food, farming and nature – Guest Post by Miles King”
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Book Review: ‘The Dirty Life’ by Kristin Kimball
When you set out in your early adult life it is tempting to establish goals or to second guess the direction in which your life might head. It seems that, for my generation, we expect or are expected to be high achievers in every ‘area’ of life – career, relationships and gaining that apparently ohContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘The Dirty Life’ by Kristin Kimball”
A Farming and Conservation Partnership Success Story: The Cirl Bunting
According to the State of Nature report released earlier this year 12 out of the 26 breeding farmland birds are red listed (the highest category of risk of further decline or even extinction). Since 1970 the number of farmland birds has declined by 54%. Although it must be mentioned that since the early 1990s, when conservationContinueContinue reading “A Farming and Conservation Partnership Success Story: The Cirl Bunting”
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”
Thank you for breaking the silence! #FarmerMentalHealth
#FarmerMentalHealth https://twitter.com/PAPYRUS_tweets/status/798905314959654912 https://twitter.com/FarmersOfTheUK/status/798947312349413381 https://twitter.com/hutch472/status/798891749657563137 https://twitter.com/CodieneC/status/798958581164818433 https://twitter.com/naturalistdara/status/798989156064051200 https://twitter.com/claeastsurveyor/status/799000827713167360 https://twitter.com/AlexanderBrews2/status/799012256428064768 I couldn’t have been more pleased with the impact of my humble post from yesterday, which aimed to raise further awareness of the need to talk about mental health in the farming community. It continues to be a stigma, and needn’t be. My social media platforms, bothContinueContinue reading “Thank you for breaking the silence! #FarmerMentalHealth”
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