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Farming
Farming in a spring disaster
This devastating short film shows the reality of life for hill farmers in the UK dealing with the recent late spring snow, just as the la...
Antibiotic resistance
Discussing the problem of antibiotic resistance and the often unmentioned issue of their use in farm animals
Spring has sprung
How do farms cope with our unpredictable weather? Patrick Holden shares his elation at the first signs of spring and the relief it has br...
TB and badgers
In the context of being a dairy farmer and dealing directly with Bovine TB, Patrick Holden shares his views on this controversial issue a...
Think you know your cattle?
SFT photographer Nicola Robecchi captures beautiful images of a variety of cattle, from the annual French National Breeding Championships
Mixed farming systems: Feeding the birds
In this latest blog from Patrick Holden, he looks at the benefits of mixed farming systems on the biodiversity of both the environment an...
Winter weather
How do small farms cope when the winter weather closes in? Patrick Holden reflects on the impact of the weather and his preparations agai...
Bovine TB on my farm
After remaining free of TB for 39 years, Patrick Holden speaks out about the realities of being a farmer on the end of a suspected TB bre...
Alice Holden: An organic farmer’s story
Now a full-time grower for Growing Communities' Starter Farm in Dagenham, Alice Holden talks about her experience as an organic apprentice
Rebuilding grasslands
In the mid-west of the United States, row crops and cattle ranches are ubiquitous, but Hannah McGowan discovers a new project aiming to r...
Greening the desert
SEKEM is a biodynamic community project which over the last 35 years has transformed thousands of acres of virgin desert into fertile soi...