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12th April 2024
Does science hold the solutions for farming in the future, or can many of the solutions be found closer to home, under the ground and in the hedges? With large investments from government and private…
11th April 2024
I’ll admit I’m not a huge believer in old weather sayings. I suspect it’s because as much as I’d treasure an accurate long-term weather forecast, I’ve yet to find one and that, in turn, causes…
11th April 2024
Have you ever asked yourself what success looks like? I for one realised a few years ago that it doesn’t always equate to what you initially anticipate.
10th March 2024
Now, what I’m about to discuss could be viewed as contradictory to my previous column which explored overcoming loneliness. But never mind, I’ll press on.
10th March 2024
During the past few weeks I've spent a lot of time on trains travelling to different parts of the country for meetings and conferences. While it's nice to sit back, relax, and let the train…
10th March 2024
Despite a few uplifting signs of spring such as an increase in birdsong and blossom in the hedgerows, there does seem to be a number of large black clouds threatening this year’s harvest that won’t go…
10th March 2024
Unsurprisingly, I have no field work activities to report this month – the nearest we’ve been is making a muck heap in one of our driest undrained fields three times bigger than is required for…
12th February 2024
It seems a long time since the excellent BP2023 show at Harrogate in November and similarly superb CUPGRA conference in December.
12th February 2024
From the perspective of a combinable crops business, a key weakness in Red Tractor assurance would seem to be how little of what leaves my farm ends up with a Red Tractor logo on it.
12th February 2024
Like many, we’re coming out of winter with the already-planted crops in a very mixed condition – we don't have a single field with uniform establishment or condition of crops. The recent weather has certainly…
12th February 2024
You can be in a room full of people yet feel completely alone. It’s true, isn’t it? Loneliness comes in many shapes and sizes. Equally, here we find ourselves, in an industry which by its…
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