by Tom Fairfax | May 18, 2022 | environment, Farming, Regenerative Farming, Risk
I have a confession… over the last few years I have been going through a mid life crisis! (at least from a farming perspective). For some time, I have felt that things are out of balance and have been seeking to establish a new operational equilibrium at...
by Tom Fairfax | Feb 20, 2022 | environment, Farming, Opinion, Regenerative Farming, Uncategorized
The global media and policy focus on parts of the carbon cycle is masking a much more complex set of challenges in the global ecosystem that we need to address. Managing the carbon cycle is important, but if we are going to protect the planet, we need to take a...
by Tom Fairfax | Jan 22, 2022 | environment, Farming, Regenerative Farming, Uncategorized
Hurrah! The Johnes Blood Tests are back and the cattle have all tested negative. This is great news, Johnes can lie dormant and doesn’t appear till the cattle are quite mature. We do keep a “closed herd” meaning that we breed all our own...
by Tom Fairfax | Jan 16, 2022 | Farming, Regenerative Farming
Like most farms, whilst “the Christmas break” involves something of a change of rhythm, the main heartbeat continues as livestock need looking after and the place imposes its will on us. It is notice able that many “third parties” seem to go...
by Tom Fairfax | Dec 24, 2021 | environment, Farming, Risk, Uncategorized
When Storm Arwen hit the East Coast of the UK at the end of November it left a trail of devastation through a number of communities. Though the headlines focused on the lack of power and water, a much longer term impact is still to be seen in the woodlands. Coming...
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