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Looking Soil Biology in the Eye!

by Tom Fairfax | Jun 18, 2022 | environment, Farming, Gardening, Regenerative Farming

There is much discussion about soil biology in Agriculture, and for those of us following one of the many natural approaches, soil biology sits at the core of our systems.  Nature is a complex set of systems and there are a range of different doctrinal approaches that...

Harnessing Natural Systems for Sustainable Productivity

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...

The Drive to Net Zero A dangerous Oversimplification of the climate crisis?

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...

The Results are in!

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...

Storm Arwen – Finding the Silver Lining!

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...

Farming through the eye of a microscope

by Tom Fairfax | Jul 20, 2021 | environment, Farming, Regenerative Farming

With the astonishing amount of technology increasingly available to farmers, whether chemical, biological, mechanical or doctrinal, it is easy to forget that we are never at liberty to make complete unilateral decisions. The ground with which we are privileged to work...
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  • The Drive to Net Zero A dangerous Oversimplification of the climate crisis?
  • The Results are in!

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