20th June 2024
Nature Natters: Pastures new
As farmers, the unusual weather and the amount of rain during the past year have had a considerable impact on our work and it’s affected us all. On this occasion, it was our Prime Minister…
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14th May 2024
Nature Natters: Hitting the ground running
I’ve just returned from a weekend in London, supporting my daughter who was running her first London Marathon as well as the thousands of others who were also taking part. On the journey home I…
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12th April 2024
Nature Natters: With farmers, not for farmers
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…
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10th March 2024
Nature Natters: No Nature, No Farmers, No Food
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…
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12th February 2024
Nature Natters: Inputs and outputs – the future of fossil fuel-based fertilisers
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…
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4th December 2023
Nature Natters: Farm assurance schemes – who and what are they really for?
Is it for adding value to farmers and others in the supply chain? Or is it for standing out in the crowd and demonstrating different forms of production?
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13th October 2023
Nature Natters: The weather dice – when to drill or not to drill
Our autumns are becoming increasingly unpredictable, bringing with it the gamble of when to drill. Last year, we had a dry summer and autumn with little opportunity to germinate volunteers and weeds. This year has…
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21st August 2023
Nature Natters: Decisions, decisions, decisions
The past few weeks we've been going over and over our crop rotation for the year ahead. When we're doing the budget for some of our break crops, they can look challenging in making a…
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24th July 2023
Nature Natters: Alternative ideas aren’t the enemy of good practice
As the summer show season comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on what seems to be a groundswell of change happening. Many farmers are quietly getting on with making changes to their farming practices,…
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18th May 2023
Nature Natters: The gene editing is out of the bottle
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18th April 2023
Nature Natters: Riding the rollercoaster of farm planning
