Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile
Georgie Bray

@georgiewildbray

Hopeful Nature Friendly Farmer
BASIS Crop Protection IPM
Farming, Ecology, Science, horses, not enough patience for wildlife photography unless it moves slowly

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calendar_today04-02-2016 16:52:07

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Dave Goulson (@davegoulson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Regarding the recent application by National Farmers' Union to allow 'emergency' use of neonics on sugar beet, this image explains the problem: most of the pesticide goes into soils, leaches into waterways, & is taken up by wildflowers & hedgerows. Only 5% in crop. nature.com/articles/natur…

Regarding the recent application by <a href="/NFUtweets/">National Farmers' Union</a> to allow 'emergency' use of neonics on sugar beet, this image explains the problem: most of the pesticide goes into soils, leaches into waterways, &amp; is taken up by wildflowers &amp; hedgerows. Only 5% in crop. 
nature.com/articles/natur…
RSPB Hope Farm (@rspbhopefarm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The last crop we drilled before the drill went in the shed (Extase winter wheat) is just poking through 🙌 Let's hope for an easier year to get soil back on track after last harvest. Hope everyone else is onwards and upwards for 2025 too #longwaytogo #letsgo

The last crop we drilled before the drill went in the shed (Extase winter wheat) is just poking through  🙌
Let's hope for an easier year to get soil back on track after last harvest.
Hope everyone else is onwards and upwards for 2025 too 
#longwaytogo #letsgo
RSPB (@natures_voice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Big Give is LIVE, and your chance to help Turtle Doves is here! 🕊️ Turtle Doves need us more than ever—and for this week only, every £1 you donate to Operation Turtle Dove will be doubled. Don’t miss this chance to make twice the difference: brnw.ch/21wP9Gl

The Big Give is LIVE, and your chance to help Turtle Doves is here! 🕊️

Turtle Doves need us more than ever—and for this week only, every £1 you donate to Operation Turtle Dove will be doubled. 

Don’t miss this chance to make twice the difference: brnw.ch/21wP9Gl
Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lots of fun had on Sunday at the farm. Getting that on our length of hedge that has been going for 3 years now, alternating traditional hedge lettering methods with a slightly more rustic and mechanical approach

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to have some great speakers joining us in this series interested in debunking truths and management issues around wildflowers on farmland or herbal leys? registration links to the webinars covering just that in this thread...

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For anyone who has lighter land, cultivated margins are a no brainer in CSS or SFI Please do join if you want to know how to do cultivated margins right - ie. not becoming overrun with less interesting weeds, making way for the epic arable plants waiting to thrive in your soil

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm heading over to Blue Sky Will still post bits on here, but look forward to seeing you all where the grass is greener bsky.app/profile/georgi…

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Favourite time of year right now. Drilling is full speed ahead, things are greening up, and everything is just coming to life again

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Days like this where you get that buzz of hope for what you can achieve for the next harvest. Still so much to learn about what works best going from cover crops into spring cropping on these soils and will keep an eye on how the differently drilled crops perform

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hack around this field that sits wet and often yields poorly. Not here to judge but wished it was fallowed to see what turns up This year that's just what the farmer did and and a flock of about 50 linnets are here. Probably saves losing money+ the birds and me are very happy 🥰

RSPB Hope Farm (@rspbhopefarm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks Agricology for putting this together. Have been hoping to try out something along these lines on farm but to date have struggled to find enough guidance. Really informative and plenty of food for thought!

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What a day, sharing the goings on at RSPB Hope Farm with a fantastic group of people. Helpful, inspiring, and uplifting all wrapped up into one day As ever when you stick a fab group in a field, lots of lessons were learnt to take take on the next 25 years Thanks all!

Georgie Bray (@georgiewildbray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Women in Agriculture Awards one night, #RSPBGeltsdale, Carlisle the next Amazing few days with epic wildlife spots and dancefloor moves in the mix 😁 Now on the train home reflecting on lots of positivity about the industry we're involved in. The people and the places make it

Women in Agriculture Awards one night, #RSPBGeltsdale, Carlisle the next 

Amazing few days with epic wildlife spots and dancefloor moves in the mix 😁
Now on the train home reflecting on lots of positivity about the industry we're involved in. The people and the places make it