by Sara Gregson | Jan 6, 2014 | Farming & Food
Listen to Sara explain why she is so passionate about the role of grass in farming during a radio interview for Tasmanian Country Hour. (Sara’s interview is about 20 minutes into the programme – after the shale oil and gas story.) Tasmanian Country Hour...
by Sara Gregson | Nov 14, 2013 | Farming & Food
It takes a brave man to sow half his cropping area down to herbal leys all in one go. But Tim May, managing director of the 1,000ha Kingsclere Estate, has done just that – in the firm belief this is the economically and environmentally sustainable path his business...
by Sara Gregson | Nov 12, 2013 | Farming & Food
When I was in NZ six years ago – I saw a T-shirt that proclaimed that ‘The grass grows greener in New Zealand’ – something I think farmers in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the western half of England might dispute! However, flicking through my photos...
by Sara Gregson | Sep 16, 2013 | Farming & Food
I have just completed a cracking four-day tour of Tasmania – a taster of farming Down Under before attending the 22nd International Grassland Congress in Sydney, a four yearly gathering of 800 or so of the great and good in global grassland research, science and...