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Farming matters: Roger Kerr - 'Diversity is key for a resilient and productive food system'

Farming matters: Roger Kerr - 'Diversity is key for a resilient and productive food system'

With this week鈥檚 critical Parliamentary vote against the Agriculture Bill amendment, a challenging growing season and harvest, plus a global pandemic influencing shoppers and their buying habits alongside the continued debate around climate instability and biodiversity loss, farm businesses are in a potentially precarious position economically and ecologically.

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clock 22 October 2020 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Jon Stanley - 'I cannot believe how quickly three years writing for FG has gone'

clock 21 October 2020 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Tom Clarke 'An open letter to my MP about sugar beet'

clock 20 October 2020 鈥� 2 min read
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Farming matters: Phil Christopher - 'Ask yourself why you are a farmer and what you enjoy about it'

clock 15 October 2020 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Marie Prebble - 'I intend to go to New Zealand next year but it is still a big 'If''

clock 14 October 2020 鈥� 2 min read
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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Harvest is mostly complete with just the odd field of straw left to bale'

clock 13 October 2020 鈥� 2 min read
Livestock

Farming matters: Christopher Price - 'The decline of the local abattoir network must be addressed'

clock 08 October 2020 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'It is sad to see the social aspects gone from marts'

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'It is sad to see the social aspects gone from marts'

Sales season is in full swing and it is great to be experiencing some of the best trading conditions that I can remember.

clock 06 October 2020 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'I turned into Miss Marple to catch a non-paying customer in the milk hut'

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'I turned into Miss Marple to catch a non-paying customer in the milk hut'

Over the past few months that I have been writing in this section, I have mentioned several times what lovely regular customers we have and I am sure most farms which sell direct to consumers will say the same.

clock 05 October 2020 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'The fields will soon be a rainbow of raddle paint'

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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'The fields will soon be a rainbow of raddle paint'

Unfortunately, due to the current situation, we had to cancel all our on-farm courses this year but, as the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade or even better, make cider.

clock 01 October 2020 鈥� 2 min read