Opinion and blogs
In your field: Marie Prebble - 'My final article comes at a time of great change'
I find myself writing my final In Your Field article. There is a lot of change on the horizon for 2021 in farming and in my own life and, although I will miss the writing, it is time for someone new to stretch their grey matter after a Christmas to remember, if possibly not for the right reasons.
02 January 2021
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Farming matters: Alicia Chivers - 'It's time for frank and open conversations'
27 December 2020
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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'I am often out with my litter grabber clearing the verges'
26 December 2020
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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Despite so much uncertainty there is still plenty to look forward to'
25 December 2020
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Farming matters: Rona Amiss - 'Our rule is you can't farm unless you are educated'
23 December 2020
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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Uncertainty is bad for business, whether it is turkeys or dairy cows'
22 December 2020
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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I am looking forward to enjoying a January with no lambing in sight'
21 December 2020
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Farm Life
By the time you read this, we should all be emerging out of lockdown 2.0. Like all sequels, it was delayed in its release, had budget concerns and was not well received by the populace. Still, let’s be honest, it wasn’t as bad as Rocky V, was it?
16 December 2020
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3 min read
Farm Life
In the week we learned a scotch egg constituted a ‘substantial’ meal and The Path to Sustainable Farming was published by Defra, we were catching up on a list of autumnal jobs on-farm.
15 December 2020
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Farm Life
With another month ticked off, we now find ourselves on the countdown to Christmas and following the latest amendments to the Covid-19 rules, the orders for the Christmas roasts for family meals on Christmas day and boxing day have started to come in.
09 December 2020
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