We could not agree more. The crisis in the local #abattoir network must be a priority for the new Defra UK team. Steve Barclay Steve Reed Tim Farron

“There are some farms in the valley that will not see a harvest at all this year. That hasn’t happened here since 1948.” Climate change has made the winter just gone 4x more likely - from a 1 in 80 event to 1 in 20. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Very proud to display our gold cheese award we received this week at the #Greatyorkshireshow Amanda Dianne & l are over the moon ! #organic #Cumbria @hexhamfarmersmk

📢 Exciting announcement 📢 For the first time in 17 years the role of WWOOF UK Coordinator is becoming vacant. bit.ly/WWOOFcoordinat… 🧵1/5

I thought I’d revisit the idea of scrub on farmland but this time from a ‘why it’s good for your #farm’ point of view rather than the ‘why nature loves it’ point which you see more often So #scrub… short bushy plants that birds love Often a dense thorny mix of shortish plants🔽

3rd year in a row now the bi-crop has suppressed weeds effectively over mono-crop, even in a year when peas have had a huge canopy. Barley also holding up the peas for easy combining. Definitely the way forward, if we’re continuing to grow #organic legumes Hodmedod's

Forage rye & vetch being direct drilled into stripped barley stubble. Organic. Minimizing disturbance, diversity, living roots, soil armour, livestock integration (providing an early bite in spring)

They rhyme off industries like they really matter… and never include the actual industry that manages our landscapes FARMING How the F has anyone won an argument with the treasure that we need £22 billion carbon capture technology but we can’t even maintain the AG-ENV budget

Positive news for pine martens in Cumbria. And a great example of partnership work getting the job done. University of Cumbria Faculty of Environment - University of Leeds Forestry England Showcase Cumbria WildGraythwaite The Lifescape Project Dominick Spracklen CumbriaWildlifeTrust itv.com/watch/news/pin…

Brilliant conversation at the RSA citizens food summit - hearing about food poverty The wider cost of our bad food system is £258 billion - one estimate of the perfect fix is £58 billion We need to stop being idiots about food and farming and begin to be way more progressive

It's not too late for vets to fill in the COWS Lungworm Survey when they come across cases. This will help COWS build a picture of lungworm presence and treatments & see how well products are working. Survey here bit.ly/4cKJ3BW

As the lower Severn floodplains continue to slowly drain billions of gallons of water into the Estuary a week after the rain fell it’s important to recognise their importance in terms of regulating flows. Floodplain management is crucial to our response to increasing flooding

We are hiring at Shimpling Park Farm Please do share 🙏💚

Initial thoughts on first read of the P&I Bill - yes, it's bad for nature: None of the concerns raised by numerous ecologists and experts (which I documented, link below) have been addressed. The main four concerns would be: 1/

📢 Call for Contributions: IAHA Conference 2026 🐖 Share your insights at the IAHA Conference 2026 and contribute to the global debate on sustainable animal husbandry. 📅 28–30 April 2026 | 📍 Switzerland & Online 🔗 More info: iaha2026.org

Rosie P 🦇 🦎 🕷️ 🦭 🐌 🍃🌳🚲💧 Angela Rayner The OEP has just written to #Labour to tell them their bill is a 'regression' for environmental protection...not sure what the implications of this are, but hopefully it will mean they are forced to change the bill...

🐖🐓 Suffolk Pigs and Poultry Farmers, join us on Friday 30th May for a tour of Maple Farm, Kelsale, and soya free feed workshop. With Mike Mallet from Maple Farm, and Rebecca Mayhew of Old Hall Farm, Norfolk 📍 It’s FREE: just let us know you’re coming. eventbrite.co.uk/e/farm-tour-an…

🐓 Could dual-purpose poultry offer a sustainable future for small-scale producers? Five farmers are taking part in a field lab to trial resilient heritage breeds that can be used for both eggs and meat. Join our webinar on Thursday 10 July to learn more: innovativefarmers.org/events/dual-pu…

RIP Jane Goodall 😢