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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Stock Deaths and the real cost to British Farmers
http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/15/04/2013/138608/farm-animal-death-toll-in-snow-rises-to-50000.htm Just read the above article which relates more widely to my previous post. The figures of stock losses are quite incredible and my heart goes out to all those who have been affected. Thankfully Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man at least have put together support packages for farmers. However, it’s my assertionContinueContinue reading “Stock Deaths and the real cost to British Farmers”
Livestock Management: the solution to preventing desertification?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gzfWGDCi9qc Allan Savory directs some strong words towards the scientific community in this short lecture. He raises some highly important issues and one in particular that is relevant to a theme I am trying to raise awareness of through this blog: never discount an option for the sake of it. We must sometimes think outsideContinueContinue reading “Livestock Management: the solution to preventing desertification?”
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