growing heritage grains in the North East for full flavour plus offering advisory service for farmers and millers
Northumberland
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HELP! The Govt rushed through Inheritance Tax changes with no proper consultation. Family farms & businesses are at risk. Jobs, heritage & communities will be lost. I’m taking them to Judicial Review — please support 👉 crowdjustice.com/case/family…
#SaveFamilyFarms #StopTheFamilyFarmTax
#BackBritishBusiness #NoToUnfairTax
Please read/listen to @Beyond_GM - it’s important to you, your children and the future of British farming.
Thanks @swilson09 at Roots & All podcast for interviewing us about genetically modified PBOs in the garden and our legal challenge to the government about unlabelled #GMO crops, seeds and foods. Check it out! rootsandall.co.uk/podcast/gm…
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Would you stop using a supermarket for basic foods and change to buying direct from a farmers cooperative?
Let me know below yes or no and reasons why.
Repost and spread the question
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
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Russia: Child survivor of the siege of Stalingrad during WW2 confronts Kremlin fascists who interfered with her laying flowers at the monument to victims of the Gulags.
"You and your grandchildren will be paying reparations to Ukraine. Ukraine deserves peace!"
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If you’re a farmer struggling with your mental health, you can text the word 'Hawkstone' to the number 85258 for a professional, confidential, 24/7 chat line.
With mental health struggles on the climb throughout the industry, PLEASE reach out to anyone if you’re struggling.
Repost this please, it could help someone. 🤝
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The @guardian asked me to give my personal thoughts - which amount to an extinction event for objective truth on social media theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Our moronic food system
Ban pesticide products here
Make U.K. products more expensive
Then import cheaper food from foreign farmers produced with the banned pesticides and undermine our farmers
❌ Imported cereals, fruit and vegetables have been found to carry residues from 48 pesticides which British farmers are banned from using.
READ MORE: ow.ly/rFnu50UoWKs
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Arla Foods is partnering with major British retailers to trial a new feed additive (Bovaer) to reduce methane emissions from dairy cows.
The additive is made of silicon dioxide, propylene glycol and organic compound 3-nitrooxypropanol (known as 3-NOP).
standard.co.uk/news/environm…
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Yesterday, British #Farmers donated 6.6 tonnes of fresh food, which = over 15k meals for Londoners facing #foodpoverty. #CityHarvest CEO, Calcutt: “We were honoured to ensure every donation was safely received + handled with as much care as the time + skill spent producing it."
Farmers donated 6.6 tonnes of high-quality British food to those in need during yesterday’s protest 🙌🚜🇬🇧 @CityHarvest_LDN
farmersguide.co.uk/rural/far…
#WeJustWantToFeedYou #FarmersProtest #FarmersRally #farmers #BackBritishFarming
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Well I’ve made my plans 👍
Post in thread 'London 19th - Coordination' thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.…
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Guy's news: Veg & Table: Stories to support and savour
We publish our first issue of Veg & Table magazine, featuring seasonal, veg-centric recipes – and a healthy dose of reality from the farmers, cooks, and writers we work with and admire: riverford.co.uk/essentials/b…
What’s your definition of a weed Andy? #organic
Hello Soil Association! Just checked your site and followed. As a farmer and soil nut, I applaud your cause. However I disagree on some of the above statements. 1. Biodiversity no doubt is higher, but I suspect this includes weed and pest species 2. Wont argue the bees. We don’t use insecticides on our farm unless absolutely necessary (maybe 1 in 7-10 years) for this very reason, it kills all insects in its path. 3. This is where we diverge heavily. Organic animal production is legislated to have no antibiotics, penicillins and most medications. This compromises animal welfare in a big way as a sick cow, pig, etc cannot be treated with life saving drugs and continue in the organic food supply. Essentially only the strongest and healthiest survive for the organic market, which is great for the end users but terrible for weaker animals. There should be no restrictions on medications, and yes I understand they usually get treated and pulled from the herd however this is a fundamental flaw when discussing animal welfare 4. This is one that I really need to see your data source, please provide it. Organic grain farming is very destructive to soil health, as the same practices are used as the dirty thirties in North America when the dust bowls ruled the prairies. Tillage is the foundation of organic grain production, and it degrades soil health immensely. I cannot under any circumstance see organic soils store more carbon than conventional ag and I feel this misleads readers. I have an open mind and can admit if I’m wrong but I’ve never seen an scientific journal support this claim.
Basically I’m on the side of truth in ag, as non-ag people get info from sites as these. Am I incorrect in my post? Is there data supporting the statements above?
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We went organic in 2000 and we’re fully organic by 2002. best decision ever. Might not work for everyone.
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Fields of monoculture like grasses/pastures, wheat/grains with no margins only provide living space for certain insects as they are very site specific. They need common weeds like thistles, dandelions, nettles. Here’s some essential reading
Beautiful day for the assessment of the wheat trial at Madresfield Estate near Malvern. The selected winter wheats look great, disease levels low. Looking forward to #harvest
As the family is bouncing around the house thanks to the reply from a much loved celebrity - organic does work. 2 hugely successful decades on I would not change it. But all the best for going down the regenerative road. It’s a good start for allowing nature & soils to recover
