Cover Cropping: what & why?
What? According to AHDB*, 'a cover crop is a non-cash crop grown primarily for the purpose of ‘protecting or improving’ between periods...
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Jan 23, 20223 min read
Spot the Crop: Winter Barley
Meet Winter Barley Have you heard of Guinness? Well, ‘Winter Barley’ is a staple crop of many UK farms and certain varieties are used to...
Dec 27, 20212 min read
Shopping seasonally: self-sufficiency & saving the planet
T'is the season to buy brussel sprouts, root vegetables and free-range British meat (especially turkey!) if you are wanting to keep food...
Oct 31, 20214 min read
Flying Cattle - the terrifying nature of the Australian Deal
Before anyone gets the wrong end of the stick, cattle themselves will not be flying! Rather, if the Australian Trade Deal with the UK...
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Jeremy Clarkson's Farm - Is it all just diddly squat?
TV personality Jeremy Clarkson has recently released an Amazon Prime Series about his Farm in Oxfordshire. In it he attempts to farm for...
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Farmers: who are they?
Do you know a farmer? They seem to be a rather mysterious breed considering that we are eating their produce every day. So who are these...
Jul 12, 20212 min read
A Day in the Life of an Arable Farmer
What do farmers actually do? is a question I often get. What do you do in winter? What do you do when you are not on the tractor? When do...
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Farmers and the Weather: the ultimate stormy relationship
I can certainly say that for my part, I have rarely met farming folk who don't care about the weather. For thousands of years it is what...
Jul 12, 20211 min read
Farming cereals: One for the biscuit lovers
Who doesn't love a good biscuit? They are the staple of any good tea time, snack, trip to your grandparent's house, and yet, did you know...
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