Yearly Archive: 2015

Guardian article: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/18/mrsa-superbug-in-supermarket-pork-raises-alarm-farming-risks   epidemic out of control- read for yourself, animal MRSA can jump species LA-MRSA CC398 – main victims are those who work with pigs and it can be passed by shaking hands and is resistant to many…
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Black grass problem: the single issue policy of the EU banned the burning of straw on fields after harvest in an effort to control black grass? The AIC’s chief executive David Caffel says that black grass is the scourge of…
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05xxd1g#auto This pod cast starting at 7.00 demonstrates why we should leave the EU.  

BBC Farming Today from week of 1st June 2015 Sugar beet growers are being alerted to leaf miner attacks in crops in some regions. According to the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO), there is evidence of leaf miner – the larvae…
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“Organic Farmers”  are missing out on two years cropping with their current rotation system. How much money is being lost by this practice?  BBC Farming Today Friday 12th June 2105.   Episodes to download The case against GM; Court battle…
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The release of nutrient reserves in soil. Taken from The Potash Development Association 10. Soils invariably contain total quantities of plant nutrients that greatly exceed the amounts that are immediately available to plants. Two methods of increasing plant availability of…
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At 16 minutes 20 seconds into this presentation Janine Benyus talks about separation technologies and the cessation of mining. This then brings us to the subject of recycling which is separation technology. The efficient recycling of effluent can give us…
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Course Type: Introduction to Permaculture Summary: Many people have attended this course with a view to setting up their own farms or communities in different countries of the world. They have been inspired by the innovative and low impact systems…
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