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THE DUTCH FARMER PROTEST – WINNERS AND LOSERS
The “Dutch N” case and the “Urgenda” case are compelling the Dutch government to seek massive reductions of greenhouse gases by 2040 and...
Jul 16, 20224 min read


The Importance of Listening about Health and being Listened to.
I have just been listening to Barbara Bray’s podcast about Women Positively Ageing and the first episode is about gut health. Now it may...
Jul 10, 20222 min read


Lonely
I know many farmers, several tweeters, and a few friends that all express the same feeling at different times. Loneliness. Regardless of...
Jun 26, 20222 min read


Inertia of Farming
Beware the inertia of farming. It is perhaps the most commercially and emotionally hazardous factor of farming. It is the tendancy to...
Jun 13, 20225 min read


The British Countryside - Managed by Man
I cannot help but feel as I wander through the British countryside that its nature is as God intended......managed by man. The last week...
Jun 5, 20222 min read


FARMING FOR NOWT – (Part 4 TAKING CONTROL OF CASH)
On this fourth of 4 posts for small family farms I examine ways you may consider improving your situation. It's not easy.
Aug 15, 20218 min read


FARMING FOR NOWT (Part 3 – Tracking your money).
In this 3rd post designed for small family farms I give some simple guidance to track your cash and calculate your net wealth.
Aug 14, 20215 min read


FARMING FOR NOWT (Part 2 – how you feel about your farm? and Sources of help)
This second post designed for small family farms encourages you to ask the difficult question, "How do you feel about your farm?"
Aug 13, 20215 min read


FARMING FOR NOWT (Part 1 Your attitude towards money).
In this first of four posts designed for small family farms I ask you to consider your attitude towards money.
Aug 12, 20215 min read


How a Bank views my Farm?
In the following I make no apology for the simplicity of what I have put. What seems obvious to one person is not to another. Indeed it...
Jul 19, 202112 min read

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