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Member Insights: R J Bidewell & Son, North Elmham
November 25 The sunflowers, which were part of our SFI winter bird food mix, brought glamour to a flinty arable field. Many people commented on how good it made them feel to see this splash of colour. To stand amidst them, eyes closed, listening to the hum of insects was a step back in time.
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Member Insights: Pensthorpe Natural Park
Unlike many of our colleagues within the group, Pensthorpe is all about integrating our farmland and nature reserve for the benefit of biodiversity whilst retaining our high visitor interaction. The work can be very varied and often much smaller on scale than traditional farms. Our wetlands need lots of work after the latest breeding season.
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GT Bunning & Sons
Did you know one of the primary manufacturers of muck spreaders and pallet inverters sits snugly next to a community pub on a quiet village green in the heart of the upper Wensum catchment? A fascinating evening with some of the team at Bunnings, Gressenhall. We were shown the production processes from start to finish,
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Goop & Paludiculture
No, I haven’t made either of these words up. Despite sounding like a fairy-tale villain, these terms both refer to ways of ensuring you are managing your soil to the best of your ability given its conditions. Goop is an exciting product launched by Daniel Tyrkiel, Director of the Soil Ecology Lab. He spoke to
Wensum Farmers 