Looking at our flood meadows today. After such a hard time they had over winter, please to see how they are doing. The wetter areas are quite bare but look closer to see seedlings. Maybe not so much hay this year, but they will be back to there glory in time.

🌿 Big Meadow Search 2024 starts today 🌿Record plant species & submit records bigmeadowsearch.co.uk/submit Don’t need to be an expert, just do what you can. Let’s see where the first searches get done across the UK, Ireland & Channel Islands. Happy Searching. Please spread the word

Last year's #YOFY finalists Sophie and Tom Gregory are hosting this Innovative Farmers #Mobgrazing #organicfarming farm walk Wednesday 17th July 2024 organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/if…

What a brilliant day! THANK YOU to everyone involved in Open Farm Sunday 2023. 🚜 Farmers, for showcasing British farming and engaging and inspiring visitors. 😎 Visitors, for all your amazing questions and for supporting British farming. #FarmingWithNature #OFS24

High microbiome diversity constricts the prevalence of human and animal pathogens in the plant rhizosphere worldwide cell.com/one-earth/abst…

This is a flowering, hardly grazed knapweed plant in a grazing cell we came out of a couple of days ago with ~50 head cattle. Managed grazing and biodiversity, a wee🧵

I’m certain some people think our garden is a right old mess. But look! If I’d have pulled up these thistles this charm of Goldfinches wouldn’t have stopped by for their dinner. ✨

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Dairy is often in the spotlight for its environmental impact. Our Groundswell session sought to highlight the pioneering dairy farmers & projects already delivering a range of environmental benefits. Watch it again👇 youtube.com/watch?si=EO6_e… #teamdairy #milk #soilhealth

Please ✍️ this ESSENTIAL petition created by our outstanding friend & colleague ⁦Eco Ewe⁩. Whilst #farming & #food production is rarely high on an agenda we need to provide an #education that embeds it into the #curriculum ⁦UK Parliament Education⁩ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7000…

Tonight at 8:00pm on BBC4 (or watch now) - Fungi: The Web of Life with Merlin Sheldrake. "Through dazzling images of fungi under the microscope and all around us in the forest, Merlin unravels the many secrets of these essential organisms." bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

In light of recent events I’ve been looking at the number of major floods on local rivers over the last 30 years. It’s quite an eye opener. The last 5 years has seen around three times more than the preceding 6 five years. May even be time for a couple more!

Whether it's cuts to farm payments, completely inaccessible environmental schemes, changes to inheritance tax, appalling trade deals, or policies which disincentivise food production - farmers are being hammered by government. I will continue to fight to make their voice heard.

Composting #dairyfarm wastes that end up in slurry is practical and economically viable on farms, with #anaerobiccomposting (Bokashi) showing the most potential for improving bioavailability of nutrients for #plant growth. Debbie Wilkins bit.ly/3ZHpTtz

🚜FARMAGEDDON🌾 The story of what's REALLY going on in farming. A story far more complex than the conventional wisdom. This isn't just (or even mainly) about inheritance tax. It's about a cascade of challenges & crises that may ultimately threaten food security. 📽️5 min primer👇

Join us for a joint live event with the The Wildlife Trusts ! Our expert panel will dive into how UK farming can adapt to a changing climate and the role nature plays in creating resilient farm businesses 🐑 🎟️ Get your ticket: ow.ly/bkug50Utn4N

Soil microbial diversity functions as the metabolic engine driving agricultural productivity, yet the typical suite of pesticides used in conventional farming practices systematically dismantle this biological infrastructure through chemical interventions that sacrifice ecosystem

Well said James Rebanks .