Interesting article for the milling wheat growers et al
https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2024/mar/20/britains-bitter-bread-battle-what-a-5-sourdough-loaf-tells-us-about-health-wealth-and-class
BBC News story this morning, on BBC Breakfast
Government in court over chicken poo in River Wye https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68221223
Sad news
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68433675
Two top blokes and both did a lot for championing British food and produce/producers
God Speed Dave - rev it to the max, fella
Take care of yourself Si, you'll need a lot of support, fella
Due Mid 2024, Toyota launching the new 2.8l diesel/electric invincible pickup
More details here
https://mag.toyota.co.uk/hilux-hybrid-48v-intro/?fbclid=IwAR2MTyyB4eZoDZeo41Z-FCyK9NHsCP3DcoCgYe96sn-DF5obQW1OC3gz1_0_aem_AXj_sJHkFIbD9SvBT9RParACmQVUGMdykf8LPVXIDz66EpcTSaZqpeGFgIpCIkNjBkU
amarok
co2
diesel
fuel
grenadier
hilux
hydrogen
isuzu
land rover
maintenance
password
performance
pickup
quad
repairs
storage
technology
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transport
Report in the D&S Times that McIntyre Meats, in the heart of the Dales is to close after 23 years
Sad job
https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/24106179.mcintyre-meats-wensleydale-close-23-years/?ref=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1yjddZKQa5rYWUMGw4FHqG0xJH5_ssyfEdb5XlS8DEGwo4uQ6pfvYy8CQ
Worth a watch - I watched part one tonight and it focused on Shirebrook pit & village and the division in the community at the time
Some parallels from 20th Century mining, with farming in the 21st Century
Break the dominance of the miners and then close the pits (despite those pits sitting on...
Russia’s finest
Be a good farm truck for uk
Fix it easily on the farm without fancy tools and computer diagnostics
Here’s a brochure
https://www.uaz.ru/en/cars/hunter
Even gets Isofix seats, to keep the missus happy when strapping in the younger future farmers
Saw this at Lamma today
Indian built, with some sort of tie up with a German car/van/truck/tractor manufacturer (allegedly)
All electric 4x4 vehicle
Hi/Low box
3 tonne towing limit
1 tonne payload (so vat reclaimable in uk)
150 mile range - that’s plenty of range for local & running around the...
Could be ideal for farmers, at £8000
Half the price of a UTV ;) ;)
https://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/4x4s/first-impressions-go-anywhere-8k-suzuki-quadtruck?fbclid=IwAR0Buqx7qZSFAxxDqbyeq1pMW-v_3AS8qdFmRuI_Ls6hwbQymo1mtVBEhvc
Time to batten down the hatches?
Residents of Brechin in Scotland, have been told to evacuate this afternoon, before the storm's arrival
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-storm-babet-forces-evacuations-in-red-alert-area-of-brechin-due-to-floods-12987536
Looks like the solid Tory vote, from the farming community is changing and the Tories cannot rely on it, in future
Why some farmers are turning away from the Tories https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61443452
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