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Tillage Live to return this year

After a two year absence, Tillage-Live will return on Thursday 17th September 2026, taking place at Chrishall Grange in Cambridgeshire, by the kind permission of Law Farming. Organisers…

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‘Golden hoof’ strategy pays off for Cornwall grower

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It was a spell in Australia that gave Anthony Ellis of Pensipple Farm, Cornwall, the idea of using sheep to graze off disease from cereal crops. If the ‘golden hoof’ strategy works down under, why not in the UK? Of course, Cornwall is a little damper than the Barossa Valley, so he doesn’t need the supplementary feed, but he welcomes the nutrient cycling and weed and disease suppression it offers. Now, a flock of 100 New Zealand Romney sheep graze the arable area regularly. They were introduced as he was keen to take a more sustainable approach to his soils,…