by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | All, Published Articles
Opinion: Seize the moment to tell the farming story When Jeremy Clarkson announced he was to star in a television series about farming on his 400ha Cotswold estate for Amazon Prime, I was pretty sceptical. Although I’ve always found Jeremy’s antics on the road...
by admin | Jun 19, 2021 | All, Published Articles
Opinion: Don’t let buzzwords put you off farming change At his inaugural address in 1933, US president Franklin D Roosevelt proclaimed: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself…which paralyses needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” He was referring to...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | All, Published Articles
The dangers abroad for lower UK food production As the fifth year since the Brexit referendum unfolds, farmers are finally learning more about our future agricultural policy. ELM, SFI, FIF; the three-letter acronyms are now flowing thick and fast – as is only proper...
by admin | Jan 29, 2021 | All, Published Articles
Farmer, writer, communicator – Ben Eagle meets Joe Stanley In the latest Meet the Farmers podcast episode, Ben Eagle meets Joe Stanley, a Leicestershire arable and beef farmer, writer, social media star, and local farming leader. Last year Joe was also awarded...
by admin | Oct 12, 2020 | All, Published Articles
Why British grazed livestock are essential to our food system British farmer Joe Stanley is proud of the sustainable livestock industry that he is part of. In this article Joe explains why, whether you choose to eat meat or not, farmed livestock are essential to our...
by admin | Nov 3, 2019 | All, Published Articles
British farmers are not the enemy in the battle against the climate crisis I am a farmer, the third generation to grow crops and pedigree beef cattle on my family’s modest farm on the edge of the picturesque Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire. Summer and autumn is...