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Showing posts with label Agriculture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Agriculture. Show all posts
Thursday, 27 June 2019

France and the banning of neonicotinoid insecticides

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France Becomes The First Country To Ban All Five Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths. Most of us will have seen this or similarly worded ...
Friday, 15 February 2019

Field beans as a fodder crop for sheep in France

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In the autumn of 2018 several large fields where we live were planted predominantly with Field beans with a few other plants including fodd...
Sunday, 9 December 2018

Hedgerows and Dry Stone Walls in France

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As soon as we start to take a look at either Hedgerows or Dry stone walls it soon becomes clear that in France as in many parts of the UK ...
Saturday, 8 September 2018

Buckwheat and Phacelia late cover crop in France

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8 th September 2018 It’s no exaggeration to say that increasingly the arable lands of France are becoming environmental wastelands ...
Monday, 14 November 2016

Organic or Bio food in France

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It would be negligent in the extreme to ignore the importance of Organic food production if we are to be serious about preserving our wild...
Sunday, 28 February 2016

Soya bean cultivation in France

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As if things weren’t bad enough already Soya seems set to be the latest money generator for the people that exploit the cereal lands of Fra...
Friday, 19 December 2014

Harriers and their protection

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It seems such a waste to restrict some of my articles to a limited audience when this blog and the web sites are viewed around the world an...
Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Thistles and Dandelions

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Very few people are neutral when it comes to certain native plants, (or weeds as they are often known as), especially the more robust and c...
Monday, 17 November 2014

Very poor Honey harvest 2014

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Churning out bad news isn’t fun but there is no avoiding the fact that honey yields continue more or less year on year to reduce in both my...
Sunday, 16 November 2014

Not so much a secret as just not talked about.

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Some years ago I was out with a couple of friends doing a bit of birding and generally poking about in the countryside as one does when we ...
Saturday, 7 June 2014

Honey bee populations in France – some facts and figures

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It’s very difficult to get accurate information or an accurate perspective when it comes to the subject of Honey bee populations and this i...