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Tom Church

Tom Church

@TomHillbil

Farming Partner @scaldendfarm, Father, Husband and Countryman. GWCT vice chair for Beds. All views my own.

Bedford, England Katılım Eylül 2011
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Tom Church
Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@O2 is it actually possible to speak to anyone in your organisation anymore ? Apparently all your “Agents“ are all incredibly busy morning, noon and night, Maybe you should employ some more ! #Endlesslyonhold
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@No1FarmerJake Same here, many large trees across the farm are looking very autumnal !
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Jake Freestone@No1FarmerJake·
Early dormancy or dead?
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@OxonJames It’s a tough Job the whole NFU are undertaking currently. Hats off to you all as in this day and age you will never please everyone and getting out there, talking to members and listening to their views and acting on them is what it’s all about. Guns and beer are my fav subject
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James Clark
James Clark@OxonJames·
Brilliant member meeting in Leicestershire. Lots of tough questions, challenge & pride & support for the NFU. Absolute best bit of my job. Drove back to digs & went for a pint, where two fellas spotted my Härkila cap & we enjoyed a good chat about Ruger rifles. I like it here.
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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@engines_gundogs You spend a lot of time in your boots 🥾. Buy good ones and replace as soon as you feel you need to - I do often put essential oil of tea tree in mine to freshen them up a bit - it does help I can assure you
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Ben
Ben@engines_gundogs·
At what stage do you decide it's time to get new work boots? Wait till they're falling apart or make the change when after you take them off the smell is getting bad enough you can actually taste it? After 15 hours on my feet today the 2nd option is becoming a reality fast here
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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@JamesMelville We farm in North Bedfordshire. Within 15 miles of us we have 4500 acres of planned solar development going through the planning system. Not the landowners or developers fault. The blame lays squarely on gov legislation.
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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@thelandapp - is this something that could be done ? Both yours and @MerlinBirdID app are brilliant - combined they could be a very valuable and effective tool in surveying birdlife.
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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
Looks like me and Mrs Church ⁦@ScaldEndFarm⁩ did a podcast thing about what we’ve got going on. It was great to discuss with Jonathan who I’d say is inspirational and certainly the reason we’re having these discussions around BNG podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…
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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@Wyefarm Great positive post - well done. We need more of this and your right, They’re tomorrow’s chip paper 📝.
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Ally Hunter Blair
Ally Hunter Blair@Wyefarm·
Smiling through another week. They can batter us all they like but they won't beat us. We are nothing if not resilient. We've been through worse & we will still be here long after they are resigned to the pages of history books.
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Anna Longthorp
Anna Longthorp@AnnaLongthorp·
“Agriculture has one of the most resilient and resourceful workforces to be found anywhere. “If anybody wants to see work ethic in action then go and spend a few days on a farm because that’s where you’ll see it clearer than anything” @amcarmichaelMP 1/2
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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@Gary_Starlorn @turbotechdog Public access and conservation really struggle to co exist, it’s a fact. I’m all up for open spaces with some nature for people to access but this can hardly be “ sold “ as BNG ! Absolute madness
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Gary
Gary@Gary_Starlorn·
@turbotechdog Any nature that lives there is going to die on the roads & be attacked by pets & yobs
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Tom Wright
Tom Wright@turbotechdog·
The state of things - Nature restoration on 1 acre of suburbanised (fucked) land is worth a tweet 🐥 These guys, just can’t cope with anything outside the city walls…. 🦤
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Daniel Zeichner@DanielZeichner

🌿 Exciting times at Logan’s Meadow! Delighted to see plans for the new wetland project, creating a mini fen right here in Cambridge. A fantastic collaboration between @camcitco, @NaturalEngland & local groups to boost biodiversity & green space! 🌱🐦 #NatureRecovery #Cambridge

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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
Destabilising just about everything in the Farming, environmental and privately financed green economy all in a few weeks. Very concerning is putting it mildly. Unsure where to turn next, long term plans for us @ScaldEndFarm and those I’m assisting with plans shot to bits….
Joe Stanley@JoeWStanley

Govt now plans to compulsorily purchase farmland to create nature offsets for developers - totally undermining the nature markets they had previously touted as a vital new income stream for farmers in absence of public £. Absolutely wild. Scorched earth. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@JoeWStanley Destabilising just about everything in the Farming, environmental and private finance green economy all in a few weeks. Very concerning is putting it mildly. Unsure where to turn next, long term plans for us @ScaldEndFarm and those I’m assisting with plans shot to bits….
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Joe Stanley@JoeWStanley·
Govt now plans to compulsorily purchase farmland to create nature offsets for developers - totally undermining the nature markets they had previously touted as a vital new income stream for farmers in absence of public £. Absolutely wild. Scorched earth. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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Russell McKenzie
Russell McKenzie@russbmckenzie·
@Farmer_Tom_UK @DefraGovUK @SteveReedMP @RachelReevesMP @Keir_Starmer @NFUtweets @CLAtweets @tenantfarmers @RedTractorFood @1GarethWynJones @JeremyClarkson @NFYFC @NFFNUK @CAupdates @CommonsEFRA Tom, I’ve watched this again & as always you’ve spoken wonderfully & clearly. It’s gut wrenching, the emotion & anger is clear to see, it’s a clear land grab when you join up the dots, no other word for it. The past two days I’ve woken up feeling empty & thoroughly betrayed.
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Tom Church@TomHillbil·
@RecyclerBill Such a great app @MerlinBirdID - I just wish there was a way to record a list of birds identified in each session that could be kept and shared.
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Bill Griffiths
Bill Griffiths@RecyclerBill·
Leaving for work with a dawn chorus 🎶🎶🎶🎶
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