Howemill

With the current debate between @GeorgeMonbiot and @AllanRSavory leaving folk on both sides struggling to feel heard (including me) I thought I’d try and explain a bit more about why the grazing GM refers to and the grazing AS refer to are not the same - bear with me! 🧵 1/20

@NerbasBrosAngus "money makers"....

Round girls.

Really interesting first Kelso Agricultural Discussion Society meeting of the winter last night, the main take away was from @howemill -'It's easier to make an efficient herd big than a big herd efficient' - something that could apply to any type of farming business

@turbotechdog @aSamEvans @RichardBurgon And your example of “seize and distribute” is not the same as applying a wealth tax to pay off gov debt and rebalance the books for government to invest in public services rather than debt. It’s not about giving everyone in the country their cash - what a ridiculous example!

@turbotechdog @aSamEvans @RichardBurgon Don’t they? Some good examples historically, where the challenges associated with them can easily be overcome thanks to technological advances economicsobservatory.com/one-wealth-tax…

British billionaires have doubled their wealth since 2010. There’s no shortage of money in our society - it’s just hoarded by the super-rich. Great to speak at TUC Conference on the need for a wealth tax - with UCU leader Jo Grady, Zack Polanski and War on Want.

@aSamEvans @turbotechdog @RichardBurgon I feel like neither of you understand compound interest and passive income? Arguments for redistribution aren’t about seizing and selling assets, they are focused on taxing wealth (not income) to ensure wealth accrual is distributed - not a fixed value.

@turbotechdog @RichardBurgon Minor detail in many people logic it seems!

@andyrumming Nooooooo! 😩😩

@howemill So what do you do in a few hours pre flight home in NI? You visit the Patterson’s Spade Mill, got there, very excited, but it was closed !!! I read the opening dates wrong 😑 Will have to return nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern…

The trip to Northern Ireland was awesome. Very friendly folk, engaging talks, great food and a lot of Guinness was drunk. Also fields and fields of GREEN grass and folk silage making………

🎉 One Week to Go! 🎉 We’re counting down the days to the Rottal Steading Food & Drink Festival. Come and celebrate the best of local in beautiful Glen Clova. 🥙 Delicious food & drink from local producers
🎶 Live music & entertainment 🤩 A free event for all the family

@Gary_Starlorn @bleating_lamb “Women are indoctrinated by the education system to actively destroy UK culture & way of life” I beg your fucking pardon?!

@bleating_lamb Women are indoctrinated by the education system to actively destroy UK culture & way of life Most are left wing My sister has never done a single thing on the farm - going for a Phd now but thought Wheat needed bees, promoted wasps as pollinators & thinks they are vegetarian

@RBoldan It’s addictive…

I think this is the first time I have ever seen a dung beetle. Probably due, in no small part, to me not being in the habit of examining cow pats.

Dates for online delivery of the #EmpowerAg GRIP course are now live 🙌 Any retweets would be greatly appreciated to help get this in front of as many people in the farming community as possible. 😊 It’s financially supported by the #FrankParkinsonAgriculturalTrust to make it accessible to all. tickettailor.com/events/empower…

@duffy1972 @PastureForLife Yep - will share once it’s been published, currently under peer review.

@PastureForLife Really?

Pasture for Life farms are up to eight times more profitable than conventional counterparts, those farms relying heavily on inputs and higher overheads. x.com/FieldsGood_ni/…

@aSamEvans @PastureForLife It’s awaiting publication - will share once it’s out in a peer reviewed journal 👍

@PastureForLife Have you got a report available on this?

@KintalineFarm @FieldsGood_ni @herdyshepherd1 Yes!

@FieldsGood_ni @howemill @herdyshepherd1 Is this being recorded PLEASE ?

A literal speaker line up 🎉 Claire Whittle, James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1 and Nikki Yoxall @howemill getting ready for their talks today at #fieldsgood

@ThrimbyFarms @turbotechdog @skodapickup @RobHavard1 @JoeWStanley @FarmersWeekly What happen? Kids put in unsafe situations?

@howemill @turbotechdog @skodapickup @RobHavard1 @JoeWStanley @FarmersWeekly Why do you think this might happen?

Don't tell @JoeWStanley - maybe they should be on their phones or gaming...@FarmersWeekly

@turbotechdog @ThrimbyFarms @skodapickup @RobHavard1 @JoeWStanley @FarmersWeekly Can somone please just explain to me why it is so impossible to present a scenario of work AND play AND time inside on other hobbies AND some screen time. Why does it have to be presented as one or the other?

@turbotechdog @ThrimbyFarms @skodapickup @RobHavard1 @JoeWStanley @FarmersWeekly They are questions

@ThrimbyFarms @turbotechdog @skodapickup @RobHavard1 @JoeWStanley @FarmersWeekly No, I asked the question - that’s what a question mark (?) means.

@howemill @turbotechdog @skodapickup @RobHavard1 @JoeWStanley @FarmersWeekly Hang on, you just said farming parents don’t have to meet the childcare cost that other parents do? That’s completely false. On average i would say, childcare costs are more. I think it’s fair to say a farm kid on average will have less screen time than most.

@RobHavard1 @ThrimbyFarms @turbotechdog @skodapickup @JoeWStanley @FarmersWeekly Bit it’s what many are presenting - “if they’re not working, they’ll be inside on a Xbox etc” and as well you know, and have said here - that isn’t the reality. So why do so many keep repeating that trope?

It's not a false dichotomy. Its an option. They do rot inside on phones. Positive work is one way to counter that and it really valuable to them. Saying that work is a good alternative to screen time is not excluding all other alternatives. I'd say farm kids are more not less likely to be involved in sport. That's anecdotal from my time coaching kids rugby for 10 years +