David Hill
@hillscountry.bsky.social
Estate Manager. Rider of Bikes. Photographer. Farming, Forestry and Conservation Meddler.
Director: Oxford Farming Conference
Trustee: Action for the River Kennet
Director: Oxford Farming Conference
Trustee: Action for the River Kennet
A free-world country’s president berating the president of a country fighting invasion by another country many times more powerful than it.
Then publicly trying to hold them ransom for significant proportions of their minerals in return for protection against an invasion they provoke.
Wow. 🤦🏼♂️
Then publicly trying to hold them ransom for significant proportions of their minerals in return for protection against an invasion they provoke.
Wow. 🤦🏼♂️
March 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A free-world country’s president berating the president of a country fighting invasion by another country many times more powerful than it.
Then publicly trying to hold them ransom for significant proportions of their minerals in return for protection against an invasion they provoke.
Wow. 🤦🏼♂️
Then publicly trying to hold them ransom for significant proportions of their minerals in return for protection against an invasion they provoke.
Wow. 🤦🏼♂️
I see in the White House, a whole load of guys who either severely bullied as kids; or they were the bullies.
They certainly are now and hardly any more grown up.
They certainly are now and hardly any more grown up.
March 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I see in the White House, a whole load of guys who either severely bullied as kids; or they were the bullies.
They certainly are now and hardly any more grown up.
They certainly are now and hardly any more grown up.
Felicity (9) just announced that in looking up “cute things” in Amazon, was surprised to learn that she’d actually typed “cute things”…..
February 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Felicity (9) just announced that in looking up “cute things” in Amazon, was surprised to learn that she’d actually typed “cute things”…..
So much to reflect on from Oxford Farming Conference.
The highlight had to be chairing the debate at the @ox.ac.uk Oxford Student Union with these great folk.
Thank you so much Jude Capper, Rob Havard , Colin Ferguson and henrydimbleby.bsky.social
A brilliant evening of debate and laughter.
The highlight had to be chairing the debate at the @ox.ac.uk Oxford Student Union with these great folk.
Thank you so much Jude Capper, Rob Havard , Colin Ferguson and henrydimbleby.bsky.social
A brilliant evening of debate and laughter.
January 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So much to reflect on from Oxford Farming Conference.
The highlight had to be chairing the debate at the @ox.ac.uk Oxford Student Union with these great folk.
Thank you so much Jude Capper, Rob Havard , Colin Ferguson and henrydimbleby.bsky.social
A brilliant evening of debate and laughter.
The highlight had to be chairing the debate at the @ox.ac.uk Oxford Student Union with these great folk.
Thank you so much Jude Capper, Rob Havard , Colin Ferguson and henrydimbleby.bsky.social
A brilliant evening of debate and laughter.
Really looking forward to the People sessions at Oxford Farming Conference today. I think we are about to have our eyes opened wide! #OFC25
January 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Really looking forward to the People sessions at Oxford Farming Conference today. I think we are about to have our eyes opened wide! #OFC25
The day farmers’ protest came to Oxford. 36 tractors line the street outside the Oxford Farming Conference in protest and govt policies around UK farms. #OFC25
January 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The day farmers’ protest came to Oxford. 36 tractors line the street outside the Oxford Farming Conference in protest and govt policies around UK farms. #OFC25
Reposted by David Hill
British food sales to Europe have plummeted by a fifth since 2018, farming minister has admitted.
Govt HAS to slash Brexit red tape with the EU.
Daniel Zeichner admitted that leaving SM and CU has “had an impact on the export of agri-food products”.
1/2
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Govt HAS to slash Brexit red tape with the EU.
Daniel Zeichner admitted that leaving SM and CU has “had an impact on the export of agri-food products”.
1/2
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
UK food sales to EU slump by a fifth after Brexit, minister reveals
Exclusive: Food sales to the EU have crashed by a fifth since Brexit, a minister has revealed, as Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to slash red tape for UK firms selling in Europe
www.independent.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
British food sales to Europe have plummeted by a fifth since 2018, farming minister has admitted.
Govt HAS to slash Brexit red tape with the EU.
Daniel Zeichner admitted that leaving SM and CU has “had an impact on the export of agri-food products”.
1/2
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Govt HAS to slash Brexit red tape with the EU.
Daniel Zeichner admitted that leaving SM and CU has “had an impact on the export of agri-food products”.
1/2
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Sound life advice.
December 29, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Sound life advice.
Reposted by David Hill
Extraordinary @theipaper piece: Ofwat has fined water companies a total of...£2 since 2021 for breaching regulations.
“Failure to regulate has contributed to catastrophic underinvestment in our sewage infrastructure & destruction of our rivers." (Nick Measham)
Damn right.
inews.co.uk/news/water-c...
“Failure to regulate has contributed to catastrophic underinvestment in our sewage infrastructure & destruction of our rivers." (Nick Measham)
Damn right.
inews.co.uk/news/water-c...
Water companies fined just £2 for rule breaking despite record sewage
Ofwat has been accused of not acting quickly enough to issue fines against water companies for sewage dumping
inews.co.uk
December 28, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Extraordinary @theipaper piece: Ofwat has fined water companies a total of...£2 since 2021 for breaching regulations.
“Failure to regulate has contributed to catastrophic underinvestment in our sewage infrastructure & destruction of our rivers." (Nick Measham)
Damn right.
inews.co.uk/news/water-c...
“Failure to regulate has contributed to catastrophic underinvestment in our sewage infrastructure & destruction of our rivers." (Nick Measham)
Damn right.
inews.co.uk/news/water-c...
This has been done a couple of times already and many have been left in serious debt.
These half-baked schemes are rarely thought through to conclusion.
These half-baked schemes are rarely thought through to conclusion.
Green loans got a feature in the Times today. Article focuses on solar, there’s some warrant for policies to encourage more rooftop PV but solar already pays for itself, especially with a heat pump.
I hope the loan scheme also supports insulation - E3G brief below
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
I hope the loan scheme also supports insulation - E3G brief below
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Millions of homes to get grants and cheap loans for solar panels
Ministers are drawing up plans to subsidise the work in a bid to win over consumers as the government attempts to meet its 2030 clean energy pledge
www.thetimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 8:54 AM
This has been done a couple of times already and many have been left in serious debt.
These half-baked schemes are rarely thought through to conclusion.
These half-baked schemes are rarely thought through to conclusion.
It was one of those rides. Very pleased with my Christmas changing mat.
December 29, 2024 at 8:44 AM
It was one of those rides. Very pleased with my Christmas changing mat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is over simplistic but I actually agree in principle.
I think farmland should provide alternative access to, say, busy roads, but farmers/land managers should be paid a proper compensatory payment to cover loss of use costs and things like fencing costs.1/3
This is over simplistic but I actually agree in principle.
I think farmland should provide alternative access to, say, busy roads, but farmers/land managers should be paid a proper compensatory payment to cover loss of use costs and things like fencing costs.1/3
Campaigners call for right to roam on edges of private farmland in England
Group says people in rural areas have to walk on roads without pavement, which can be very dangerous
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is over simplistic but I actually agree in principle.
I think farmland should provide alternative access to, say, busy roads, but farmers/land managers should be paid a proper compensatory payment to cover loss of use costs and things like fencing costs.1/3
This is over simplistic but I actually agree in principle.
I think farmland should provide alternative access to, say, busy roads, but farmers/land managers should be paid a proper compensatory payment to cover loss of use costs and things like fencing costs.1/3
Christmas Day walks used to be about me irritating the children by making them stop and pose frequently for happy family festive photos.
Now the tables have turned as Annabel tries desperately to get her feral sister to pose for photos with the dogs on our family walks….
Now the tables have turned as Annabel tries desperately to get her feral sister to pose for photos with the dogs on our family walks….
December 26, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Christmas Day walks used to be about me irritating the children by making them stop and pose frequently for happy family festive photos.
Now the tables have turned as Annabel tries desperately to get her feral sister to pose for photos with the dogs on our family walks….
Now the tables have turned as Annabel tries desperately to get her feral sister to pose for photos with the dogs on our family walks….
The Dogness Monster.
Roxy seems to have an obsession with wading into water and just standing there. Almost trance-like. Until someone throws a stick….
Roxy seems to have an obsession with wading into water and just standing there. Almost trance-like. Until someone throws a stick….
December 26, 2024 at 10:31 AM
The Dogness Monster.
Roxy seems to have an obsession with wading into water and just standing there. Almost trance-like. Until someone throws a stick….
Roxy seems to have an obsession with wading into water and just standing there. Almost trance-like. Until someone throws a stick….
Coexisting hoping for food from the bird feeder….
December 24, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Coexisting hoping for food from the bird feeder….
Reach up to the Sark….
December 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Reach up to the Sark….
Time to start thinking about Easter, apparently…..
December 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Time to start thinking about Easter, apparently…..
Strava tried to give me a visual overview of my “year in sport”.
A few muddy bike rides and a LOT of lengths of our local swimming pool is going to be hard to dress up in visuals….
A few muddy bike rides and a LOT of lengths of our local swimming pool is going to be hard to dress up in visuals….
December 16, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Strava tried to give me a visual overview of my “year in sport”.
A few muddy bike rides and a LOT of lengths of our local swimming pool is going to be hard to dress up in visuals….
A few muddy bike rides and a LOT of lengths of our local swimming pool is going to be hard to dress up in visuals….
Reposted by David Hill
Your regular reminder that the root cause of traffic is too many cars, not the occasional cycle lane or an LTN. London is still dominated by private cars
December 12, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Your regular reminder that the root cause of traffic is too many cars, not the occasional cycle lane or an LTN. London is still dominated by private cars
Found this in an email I sent to my mum a few years ago. Had completely forgotten about it.
December 12, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Found this in an email I sent to my mum a few years ago. Had completely forgotten about it.
Yesterday was a good day, as it involved riding bikes with friends.
December 12, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Yesterday was a good day, as it involved riding bikes with friends.