Recently I learned of a new 60 acre solar development planned for the outskirts of the village I live in. It came as a bit of a shock since there was little (if any!) consultation with the community towards whom the development will have a great effect. Now, on the whole I am a strongContinueContinue reading “The Rise of Solar Farming”
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A New Common Agricultural Policy for Europe
I have written before on the prospect of a new CAP for a new era of farming in Europe. The proposed changes were actually published about 6 weeks ago but it has taken a bit of time to sift through everything and really look at who wins and who loses out of this new approach.ContinueContinue reading “A New Common Agricultural Policy for Europe”
University status for Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Yesterday, the Royal Agricultural College declared that, following the announcement by the Minister for Higher Education extending the use of the title of ‘university’ to higher education institutions with more than a thousand students, it will be applying to the Privy Council for University status and will hence become the ‘Royal Agricultural University’. The Royal AgriculturalContinueContinue reading “University status for Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester”
Margaret Thatcher: the Environmentalist?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aSrBO4_qPzo Thatcher: the ‘Iron Lady’, ‘the first woman Prime-Minister’, ‘the discordant politician’. As I sit here watching the funeral of the first and, as yet, the only woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom I thought it would be interesting to look into her own environmental agenda. Margaret Thatcher was one of the most divisiveContinueContinue reading “Margaret Thatcher: the Environmentalist?”
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”
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