Caroline Knox
@cxonk
Farming on the Isle of Wight, growing biogas crops, exploring regenerative farming, & in my spare time printmaking
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18-02-2011 18:38:01
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Its National Dawn Chorus Day and here is the sound of the Song Thrush I hear each morning Countryside NFU Environment #nationaldawnchorusday
Cuckoos! Not something I ever expected to capture on camera! Countryside BBC Springwatch
🏴 NFU Scotland has expressed alarm over a new report which projects the beaver population in Scotland will soar to 10,000 by the end of the decade. fwi.co.uk/news/environme…
Caroline Knox You're welcome! Hoping to be back on IOW soon so I'll look out for your work there too. (Maybe I got the cards at Quarr?) (I'll be litter picking again when I'm back, this time sponsored. If you feel like RTing that'd be nice- but really no pressure justgiving.com/crowdfunding/l… )
Richard Bramley (Richard Bramley) talks about the benefit of having wildflower margins in his fields"🌻🌱 #BackBritishFarming
Caring for nature while producing delicious oats for our breakfast🌾🤝🥣 NFU Deputy President Tom Bradshaw (Tom Bradshaw) explains how British farmers are helping our beloved birds, bugs and pollinators by planting wildflowers alongside crops🐝🏵️ #BackBritishFarming
NFU Vice President David Exwood (David Exwood) tells us why the soil is at the heart of his farming system 🌱 #BackBritishFarming
Joe Stanley (Joe Stanley) explains why cover crops play a vital role in nature-friendly farming🌻 Cover crops: 🍃Protect the soil and increase nutrition 🍃Capture carbon from the atmosphere 🍃Improve the health of the soil #BackBritishFarming
I was on Farming Today from 2:54 talking about the Red Tractor Greener Farms Commitment and why farmers don’t want to give away sustainability improvements for free to retailers. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Deputy president of National Farmers' Union Tom Bradshaw said he was ‘alarmed’ by the Red Tractor board’s decision to bypass the technical committees and sector boards. farmersguardian.com/news/4133826/n…
Given anger around the RT Greener Farms Commitment, my latest piece for Farmers Weekly is pertinent: “You get the food system you pay for & we’re paying bottom dollar…corporates voice platitudes about the natural world, but do nothing to help us act”. reader.fwi.co.uk/pugpig_enhance…