Social media can bring you more than you bargained for
Fake news, social media, publicity: embrace it or ignore it, there’s no denying modern communication has an impact says Monica Akehurst Working in A&E on n... Read More...
Farmlife
Cockhaise Farm: New Year Highs and Lows
This month has seen contrasting events on the farm, from the giddying heights right down to the darkest depths says Dan Burdett.. Trust a farmer to challenge t... Read More...
Mountain Hall Farm: It’s not all about the animals
It's about the garden too says Alex Heffron in his latest update from Mountain Hall Farm.. The animals certainly take most of our time but it’s not all about... Read More...
Our dietary guidelines are a nonsense
It’s time to put the old year behind us, learn from our mistakes and revel in our successes says Monica Akehurst Whatever happened, it’s in the past. The new y... Read More...
Cockhaise Farm: The Bleak Mid-Winter?
The fact is that the climate is changing, whether we like it or not, and we must do something about it says Organic Dairy Farmer Dan Burdett Despite many years... Read More...
Plaw Hatch Diaries: The Summer Edition
First generation Farmer Gala Bailey Barker is back with a special catch up edition - packed to the Plaw Hatch rafters with news.. It's been so long since I las... Read More...
We need to make Brexit a positive opportunity for all
Soft brown eyes regarded me reproachfully. This stern look was not the joyful greeting that I'd pictured. I'd been away to San Sebastián for three days visiting... Read More...
Shepherds Diary: July
With their fleeces gone it is a lot easier to see the real body condition of the ewes. Most of them are doing fine but there are a few wont be going to the ram... Read More...
Cockhaise Farm: Living the Dream
As I sit here in the baking office on a sultry July afternoon, I find myself looking backwards and forwards in time during our quietest period of the year. Whe... Read More...
Cockhaise Farm: The Mad Month of May
Every year May always seems to take me by surprise. During early spring I look forward to the straightforward time ahead when I will be able to spend plenty of... Read More...