From some conversations I’ve had recently, I’m getting the feeling there’s some panick in businesses that rely on farming customers that large scale SFI options could become very popular.
For instance, suggesting that it wouldn’t be moral, or that you wouldn’t be a real “farmer” if you take...
Have a nightmare tenant that is 6 months behind in rent and also nt paid electric/water for same period (both are sub metered from
Mains supply I pay)
Oil tank is also nearly empty as was full when he moved in and tenancy says he has to leave it full when he leaves.
his tenancy ends at the...
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After about 10 tonne of spring wheat to feed to my chickens . It’s has to be spring wheat as that’s all the fussy things will eat. As close to Worcestershire as possible . Thanks
Does glyphosate cause cancer? Australia’s Roundup case against Monsanto will offer a fresh legal answer
Written by Donna Lu Science reporter from the Guardian
The class action will be decided by a single judge and could be a ‘genuine problem for Monsanto and Bayer if we’re successful’, lawyer...
Should we worry both as consumers and producers?
Glyphosate on oats is the obvious one.Recently highlighted by tim Spector on one of his zoe podcasts.
Do we know if glyphosate is toxic in any way.
Is it messing with our microbiome?
Also as a strawberry grower I am well aware of the very short...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/meps-condemn-pesticide-companies-withholding-toxicity-data
Why can't these multinational companies be open and honest.
Let consumers have informed choices
One of the key questions for farmers today is whether to continue using a plough. Land has been ploughed to grow crops for thousands of years. Arguably, urban societies and civilisation itself, owe their existence to the plough. But ploughing can damage soil structure and biological life. Soil...
Imagine you are a farmer planning your cropping for the next few years to ensure everything remains healthy, productive and, especially, weed free.
While you’re busy at this task, you read in a respected magazine that there is a new spray which you can apply liberally that will kill all plants...
Just posted this link in another thread but, on consideration, I think it deserves a thread of its own.
Matt Walsh is a journalist and presenter on The Wire in the US; although I agree with him on some things, he has an evangelical Christian agenda which I dislike. However, he has made a very...
Horrible thread title to start, ridiculous really, totally unnecessary; but Putin has done it... it seems crazy. :(
I think we - Nato / the West / Democracies - should arm and finance Ukraine. I think we should have a zero tolerance of infringement of NATO airspace and territory.
And I think...
Big brand Yeo Valley is taking a big step towards sustainable and organic farming by investing in glyphosate/ herbicide-free weed killer. Read more on this:
https://www.weedingtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Case-study-Yeo-Valley-FINAL-DIGITAL-JAN-2018.pdf
Out-Performing Key Grower Benchmarks
DK Exclaim, DK Expedient, DK Exception and DK Expansion are continuing to out-perform key grower benchmarks in this season’s 28-variety farm-based DEKALB trials.
Results from three of the four fully-replicated trials across the country now harvested put DK...
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