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Why we should think more about repairing our soils
A first-generation farmer and Nuffield Scholar, Chris Fogden owns and manages 950 outdoor sows on 40ha of rented land within…
Chris Fogden
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A glass viewing gallery over the plant – lessons we can learn from Denmark?
A first-generation farmer and Nuffield Scholar, Chris Fogden owns and manages 950 outdoor sows on 40ha of rented land within…
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Piglet health is on the up, but not because of my cunning plan!
A first-generation farmer and Nuffield Scholar, Chris Fogden owns and manages 950 outdoor sows on 40ha of rented land within…
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The effects of the hot summer will be long-lasting, thankfully they only come around every 40 years or so
I’m starting to feel very old, having been telling young whippersnappers what the drought year of 1976 was like and…
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Guess what happened when the Swiss raised their welfare standards
I sometimes get a bit of ribbing for my globetrotting activities. The truth is that I had hardly been anywhere…
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Why I’m encouraged after PRRS vaccination blitz
Hopefully the late spring and the extreme cold of the Beast from the East are now well behind us. It…
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One extreme to the other – Norfolk in winter to the Aussie summer
In what was perfect timing – although the team at home might disagree – the harsh sting in winter’s tail…
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My 15 minutes of fame…
“The BBC Countryfile people have been on; they’re planning a programme based on the Brecklands. We need it to show…
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Whisper it, but we all secretly know outdoor pigs rule, OK?
Many outdoor pig units are on land rented from a large-scale arable farm or estate. Based purely on observation, here’s…
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We’ve sacrificed flavour in pursuit of the low fat Holy Grail
Half a century, or more, of official propaganda based on myth and flawed research is so entrenched that many fail…