Ben Thomas

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Ben Thomas

@Ben_Thomas_6

Pasture based Devon Red Ruby herd, called Burlorne Rubies. Farm manager @ Goss Moor NNR Belted Galloways also. 🐂

Wadebridge, England Katılım Kasım 2010

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Six Inches of Soil@sixinchessoil·6 Eyl

🥳 Six Inches of Soil is now on PRIME VIDEO @primevideouk , 🇬🇧 only bit.ly/3XIGEUp. This makes watching it at home even easier! We’d 🤎 you to spread the word, and once people have seen it please do get them to rate it 👍. #primevideo #prime #streaming

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@sixinchessoil @PancreaticCanUK ❤️❤️

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Six Inches of Soil@sixinchessoil·22 Tem

Please support @Ben_Thomas_6 father- in-law 🩵 raising money for the very important work of @PancreaticCanUK , for those affected by pancreatic cancer and fund research to detect early, treat better and transform care. thebigstepforward.org.uk/s/9078/9471/t

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·22 Tem

@PancreaticCanUK @sixinchessoil Ah not me! But @andy_sawbridge has put the hard work in and deserves the credit here! Thank you very much though!

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Pancreatic Cancer UK@PancreaticCanUK·22 Tem

@sixinchessoil @Ben_Thomas_6 Thank you, Ben! That is a phenomenal amount to raise, we really appreciate it! 💜

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·7 Haz

@herdyshepherd1 It’s the best thing for the showing circuit as well. For it to be relevant going forward show winning animals should be credited for performing on the diets they’ll be on when on farm (low input). Too many show cattle pumped full of concentrates and are an absolute waste of time.

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James Rebanks@herdyshepherd1·7 Haz

My daughter is at a vital age for learning and wants us to have a go, and if we did happen to do OK it’s a good shop window for our genetics - bull sales Its already forcing us to learn new skills, and though that’s out of our comfort zone, it’s learning and has value

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@herdyshepherd1 Good luck. Why are you doing it?????

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Jay Rayner@jayrayner1·12 Mar

THREAD. A number of people have responded to this tweet that there is nothing wrong with a company a) making a profit and b) that supermarket margins are in any case low. Both of these things are true. But the supermarket sector is unlike any other. A bit of background. 1/

Jay Rayner@jayrayner1

For those currently listening to Simon Roberts, ceo of @sainsburys at the city food and drink lecture, talking about the way the company has protected consumers from inflation, the company made £690 million profit to Apr 2023

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Six Inches of Soil@sixinchessoil·8 Oca

We’re adding #screeningdates to the website all the time so follow us across all socials and click the link to keep updated bit.ly/3MPIMUd. Also if you’d like to host a screening you can register your interest here bit.ly/486p5jT #filmscreening #sixinchesofsoil

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·7 Oca

@vickihird @sixinchessoil That’s very kind of you, thank you!

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Vicki Hird MSc FRES 🐝🦋 🍃💚🍃@vickihird·6 Oca

@Ben_Thomas_6 @sixinchessoil You and claudi are inspiring

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Incredible part of our life for the last two years. If you can, head to @sixinchessoil website, find a screening near you and go along and watch the film! Really proud that the farm and cows Claudi and I manage are part of this really important message. #SixInchesofSoil

Six Inches of Soil@sixinchessoil

Many of the Cast & Crew of #sixinchesofsoil 🥳 post the first UK screening @ORFC 🍾

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·6 Oca

@mackenzieclair2 Well done to you Claire!

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Claire Mackenzie 🐞@mackenzieclair2·5 Oca

What a joy to fill a venue for the first UK screening 🙏 to you all for joining us. 3 years later and it’s in the bag 🎉 🥳

Six Inches of Soil@sixinchessoil

Many of the Cast & Crew of #sixinchesofsoil 🥳 post the first UK screening @ORFC 🍾

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Six Inches of Soil@sixinchessoil·24 Kas

Big thank you to the team @triodosuk who have posted an article on their website featuring an interview with our producer @mackenzieclair2 and director @DragonLight 🙏💚 👉👉bit.ly/47Elhpg

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·17 Kas

@Rosewood_Farm @HawfordFarm @herdyshepherd1 @No1FarmerJake @NuffieldFarming @RobHavard1 Also NE at Parsonage Down NNR in Wiltshire doing great things on their farmland.

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Rosewood Farm's Rob@Rosewood_Farm·17 Kas

@Ben_Thomas_6 @HawfordFarm @herdyshepherd1 @No1FarmerJake @NuffieldFarming @RobHavard1 That's great. Our lot up North could do with that experience. I've been trying but we seem to be going backwards. The infrastructure isn't even in place to set stock.

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James Rebanks@herdyshepherd1·16 Kas

Serious question: You’ve got all these folk learning cool stuff or developing ideas - some of which will be great, or useful, and some maybe not… but do you get this stuff out to the rest of us farmers as well as you should?

Nuffield Farming@NuffieldFarming

@herdyshepherd1 Don't worry - all our Scholar presentations from #NuffCon23 will be on our Youtube channel 👍

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Six Inches of Soil@sixinchessoil·16 Kas

🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 *Drum roll* We’re extremely proud to present our new #filmtrailer. Huge thanks to award-winning creative agency @Chinagraph_L for producing it for us. We hope you love it as much as we do. Feel free to leave comments on our YouTube bit.ly/3G3TLWi

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·16 Kas

@Rosewood_Farm @HawfordFarm @herdyshepherd1 @No1FarmerJake @NuffieldFarming @RobHavard1 I manage a small farm with a regen mindset for NE in Cornwall. It’s the base for our conservation grazing across 600ha of Goss Moor NNR. Have hosted the Cornwall area team, plus other national nnr staff to show what I do. Always very engaged 👌🏻

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Rosewood Farm's Rob@Rosewood_Farm·16 Kas

@HawfordFarm @herdyshepherd1 @No1FarmerJake @NuffieldFarming @RobHavard1 Is there anything going on in NE to get regenerative agriculture knowledge out to frontline NE staff Geoff?

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·15 Kas

@herdyshepherd1 @ThrimbyFarms @KintalineFarm @howemill @croftfootfarm Agree with this. Thicker coat, don’t need the fat to keep warm. The Devon’s I run with Belties will fatten 6-12months quicker on same system. Don’t think we need natives overly fat either, as the flavour is there without the marbling.

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James Rebanks@herdyshepherd1·15 Kas

@ThrimbyFarms @KintalineFarm @howemill @croftfootfarm We struggle to get Belties fat enough - they are notoriously lean when killed

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James Rebanks@herdyshepherd1·14 Kas

Right animals for the right place We haven’t fed any concentrates to our ewes for two years - and minimal hay Haven’t fed or jabbed a cow since 2015 - cows are easier to do low inputs with

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@HeritageGrazier @FarmisLT Yeah agree! To be fair I just use it for accurate subdivision and grazing records. Breedr for cattle management

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Great Cotmarsh Farm@GreatCotmarsh·29 Eki

@Ben_Thomas_6 @FarmisLT One of the best for that, but expensive. $500 for 250 animals!

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Great Cotmarsh Farm@GreatCotmarsh·29 Eki

Which mobile app do you use most on the farm? 1. Fields Area Measure by @FarmisLT - for quick and easy measuring of distances and area. Invaluable. I use it multiple times a day when setting up temporary electric fencing for mob grazing apps.apple.com/gb/app/gps-fie…

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·11 Eki

@RobHavard1 Love this review thread!

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Phepson Angus@RobHavard1·11 Eki

🧵 1st 2024 sale bull sold today. Probably our Best crop of Bulls we've ever bred here - All grass only! Now for sale. Tb tested clear and ready to go. Don't miss out. See all the bulls in the 🧵 below ⬇️ pls RT 🙏🏻

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Ben Thomas@Ben_Thomas_6·10 Eki

@ThrimbyFarms @herdyshepherd1 Second the Bateman squeeze, all our Belties run through it. For weighing use Tru Test S3 weigh head and weigh bars that are attached to a tray that sits in crush. Cheapest way to do it (definitely was).

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Matthew Blair@ThrimbyFarms·10 Eki

@herdyshepherd1 We have various but the best one is the bateman squeeze we have. We have a IAE system in which is very good but currently putting a cheap teemore engineering system in that will do a similar job. Spend a wee but more than you should and you’ll be better for it.

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James Rebanks@herdyshepherd1·10 Eki

Farmer Twitter: what’s the best cattle handling system and weight crush? And why? All help appreciated We haven’t spent any £ on cattle handling facilities since the time of the Falklands War - things may have moved on

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