I'd read a study into the economics of Center Parcs. It's significantly cheaper to go to nicer, hotter, resorts in Europe (including flights) and yet they are always full and I don't understand it.

Brazilians flock to Bluesky after court bans Elon Musk’s X - on.ft.com/3AS0nYM via Financial Times

I guess #India is finally getting serious about #biofuels Hard to imagine they would be back as a big player in the global #sugar export market anytime soon

I’d love to say this field was undersown. But it wasn’t. Moisture ranging from 31% to 45%. Yield from 400kg - 7.8t to ha. Salvage operation is upon us. Weather is just shit. Not a full dry day this week so far. Too wet to plough some ground. When will it end??

Yesterday I showed a guy ChatGPT. His mind was blown. He works in a senior role at a large consulting firm. The big bosses have banned them all from using it. They think they are going to develop their own internal LLM (lol). This firm gets paid £6k per person per day to

#RIP dad 💔

With the #BTV3 situation changing frequently, its important to stay up to date. Join our next live online session 5-6pm, Wed 18 Sept to make the most of the chance to ask questions from APHA/Defra UK experts. Sign up: bit.ly/3TqTZOz AHDB Ruminant Health & Welfare

Beet lifting begins at Hill Farm by Bradley of Russell Ag Contractors. A decent crop, 10 miles from Wissington Beet Factory grown on ideal silty loam land. No beet next year though as British Sugar has slashed the price paid per tonne by 20%!! #needsa4onit

Introducing our new team of seasonal staff 💪 Based throughout each of British Sugar’s factories they ensure that sampling and testing procedures are undertaken correctly to give #sugarbeet growers confidence that they are being paid fairly for every load that they deliver ⚖️

A historic event earlier this week: Presidents of Iran and Iraq meeting up in Baghdad and speaking to each other without an interpreter.... in Kurdish!

Misty, autumnal sunrise behind Ely Cathedral this morning … my first sunrise for quite a while! #sunrise #dawn #misty #autumnal Chris Page - Weatherman Aisling Creevey

Per Fortune, Twitter's revenue has collapsed by approximately 84% since Elon's takeover. fortune.com/2024/08/15/elo…

Wash port scheme could be operational by 2031 - full story ⬇️ bbc.in/3B5W9wN

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It’s good to step outside your comfort zone occasionally 🤔#tillagelive

Clive Bailye There's a lot of ploughing in East Anglia this year. Funny that the direction of movement is away from heavy cultivations but a bad BG year and its a necessary evil.

Glad to see that the NFU in one guise or another is still promoting homegrown sugar - now available at the famous Farmer's Dog Jeremy Clarkson Thanks to Baroness minette batters 🙏

...They are talking about Avocado , Rice , Tea and all those other well known crops we grow in the UK. But here's a picture of a sprayer in wheat... theguardian.com/environment/20…

Congrats to General Manager Megan Hudson for her win at the Ely Hero Awards 2024! 👏👏 Megan said: 'It was an honour to win, I truly cannot thank my colleagues stakeholders and our members at Fenland SOIL enough for their support- this award is a team effort!'

Kicking off my Nuffield Farming UK mini tour with a great visit to Douglas Christie. Long wanted to go and see his operation balancing arable with organic beef production, looking at a resilient production system, maintaining growth rates and keeping things simple.