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I honestly think social media is the worst thing you can do as a young farmer Seems to create nothing but grief - overhyping them on their achievements and then

I have something really important to share with you...For the last six months we have been working on trying to make an amazing dream come true One of the last

Love thisI know everyone is busy and £ is tight - but if we buy direct and exert some ethical muscle to support the good farmers we make possible lots

Been doing loads of interview lately and the questioning I get is really revealing I’m repeatedly challenged whether I’m a real farmer because real farmers don’t you know, give a

Let me try and explain Some genetic traits in sheep have value - let’s say they grow quicker or have shorter teeth and live longer A ram with those traits

What an absolute shambles this government’s farming and food police are The current system starts being wound down next year and they are nowhere near having a well thought through

Crikey, so many dumb ideas in one tweet I barely know where to start The point is that SPECIALISATION leading to INCREASED PRODUCTION to encourage greater CONSUMPTION at lower prices

Sheep create 2 ecological problems 1) they suppress ecological succession at a few inches from the ground (at at the ground if hard grazed)2) they strip away ecological diversity over

My eldest is doing WW1 poetry - I am loving home schooling today (or popping in to see what they are doing them whilst their mother goes quietly insane)Dulce et