The case for Hill Farming
Tom Bradshaw, President of the NFU, was featured in questions on Radio4 about the current state of UK Agriculture today. Many grain crops that were
Richard Higgins
16 February 2026
Short Straw – the blight of modern farming
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As a researcher and advocator of truly organic systems one of the main errors in modern farming is that of the breeding of short straw varieties of cereal crops. The main source of fertiliser on a mixed farm is straw. The cheapest form of building houses with the best insulation properties is with straw. The traditional roofing material of thatching with straw is a very good one and is only attainable with long straw – Thus
The Straw Revolution!
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You don’t need AI to stop weeds or measure for chemical fertilisers with HH-2
California was featured on the BBC World Service as having a great solution for Vegetable production by employing AI technology to identify which are plants
Richard Higgins
16 February 2026
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