🐌 Slugs don’t spread out evenly – they cluster in hotspots Research by Prof Keith Walters & SLIMERS is using soil data + AI to predict these patches. 🎯 More targeted control would mean lower costs, fewer inputs and more sustainable farming. Read more tinyurl.com/slug-patches

This is surely a scam ⁦⁦HMRC Customer Support⁩? I go onto my self assessment account & there’s no tax to pay. If this isn’t a scam this is a shameful way to go about dealing with your customers. Do better

It is appalling & unforgivable that Defra UK ministers have taken so long to grant this extension David Exwood To do so after most arable farmers have committed to taking their land out of stewardship shows how little they understand about farming.

So many people - farmers, environmental campaigners even Defra UK staff- have worked so hard to make countryside stewardship work & government at its very highest level plays fast & loose with that commitment. It’s a betrayal & it needs calling out by National Farmers' Union

Defra UK National Farmers' Union To see you fawning over this U-turn fills me with disgust. Defra UK ministers have mishandled environmental stewardship & should be held to account

Thank you ⁦Farming Today⁩ for giving voice to the 1000s of farmers who have already planted crops on land that was in Countryside Stewardship & for whom the decision to extend was made far, far too late. Scroll to last 5mins bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Another great piece from ⁦Farming Today⁩ with a storming interview by ⁦Cazgraham⁩ For the record, ⁦Angela Eagle DBE⁩ those who know me know I’m not “an angry man”, but that I give frank feedback. Come visit the farm & I’ll be most polite bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Great piece by Philip Case on Angela Eagle DBE - she’s come from HM Treasury so probs speaks with some authority on the IHT issue. But what do I know - I’m just “an angry man” (I’m a bit upset by that actually)

First day of sampling @BofinFarmers #slimers trial #citizenscience #slug #snail #beetle 🐌🪲

🌱🐄 Yorkshire farmer Richard Barker opens his gates on Tues 2nd Dec for From Field to Feed - showcasing beans as sustainable livestock feed. It's free to attend, but booking is essential > tinyurl.com/NCSOpenDay

🔬 You’ll hear us talk about TILLING a lot in PROBITY. But what does it mean? TILLING = Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes. It’s a method scientists have used since the mid-20th century to help identify useful traits in crops.

Did you know… replacing imported soya with UK-grown pulses doesn’t just cut carbon - it boosts soil health and supports British farmers? Find out how at From Soya to Sustainability 2026. 🎟 Book your place: tinyurl.com/FSTS26  #FSTS26

No truer words have ever been spoken…

Great to see team Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN on BBC Gardeners World esp Craig Sturrock explaining the CT scans of roots & how they reveal the “hidden half” of plants. @BofinFarmers Root Rangers are sending in core samples for analysis as part of TRUTH Project #Insight 👀 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

#CropSustaiN is a key global initiative CIMMYT that cd transform the N-use efficiency of the wheat we grow through #BNI. @BofinFarmers Root Rangers are currently growing the only wheat in the world known to have BNI naturally as part of the TRUTH Project with Maya 🐾🐹🦔💫