Sarah Shuffell
@sarahshuffell.bsky.social
Dog and stick sheep chaser, wilder farmer and grower. Shepherd’s Hut. Former war journo. Still mostly on the other side but establishing a berth here
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Sarah Shuffell
@sarahshuffell.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Small scale farmer working on the wilder side with nature. Hoping to connect back up with other like minded people. Still on Twitter under the same handle
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Last week, Defra published new figures showing that UK farmers lost over £1bn in 2024 due to extreme weather conditions – with wheat production falling to its lowest level in four years. Exceptionally wet weather, poor planting conditions, and falling prices have left many arable farms struggling.
June 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Last week, Defra published new figures showing that UK farmers lost over £1bn in 2024 due to extreme weather conditions – with wheat production falling to its lowest level in four years. Exceptionally wet weather, poor planting conditions, and falling prices have left many arable farms struggling.
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We're taking part in something new this Summer!
This retreat - created by neuro-oncologist Dr Soma Sengupta and The Herdwick Experience – offers a gentle, inclusive space for those affected by cancer, their families & carers
Please share 💚
yewtree-farm.com/the-herdwick... @clivejonesmp.bsky.social
This retreat - created by neuro-oncologist Dr Soma Sengupta and The Herdwick Experience – offers a gentle, inclusive space for those affected by cancer, their families & carers
Please share 💚
yewtree-farm.com/the-herdwick... @clivejonesmp.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We're taking part in something new this Summer!
This retreat - created by neuro-oncologist Dr Soma Sengupta and The Herdwick Experience – offers a gentle, inclusive space for those affected by cancer, their families & carers
Please share 💚
yewtree-farm.com/the-herdwick... @clivejonesmp.bsky.social
This retreat - created by neuro-oncologist Dr Soma Sengupta and The Herdwick Experience – offers a gentle, inclusive space for those affected by cancer, their families & carers
Please share 💚
yewtree-farm.com/the-herdwick... @clivejonesmp.bsky.social
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Do get yourself a copy of Jay Griffiths's brilliant and fascinating new book, How Animals Heal Us. You won't regret it. www.penguin.co.uk/books/453727...
How Animals Heal Us
Pet-owners and animal-lovers instinctively know that animals heal. This book offers the evidence, drawing widely on scientific discoveries, history, and Indigenous knowledge.
We meet a pot-bellied pi...
www.penguin.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Do get yourself a copy of Jay Griffiths's brilliant and fascinating new book, How Animals Heal Us. You won't regret it. www.penguin.co.uk/books/453727...
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Farmers trying to do the right thing are yet again getting frozen out by this government, which seems determined to make the wrong decisions at every opportunity.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review
Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Farmers trying to do the right thing are yet again getting frozen out by this government, which seems determined to make the wrong decisions at every opportunity.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🤠 Carbon Colonialism: The New Wild West of Nature Markets 🤠
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The voluntary carbon and nature markets are booming. Billions are pouring in. Conferences buzz with talk of “natural capital,” "nature-based solutions", “ecosystem services,” and “climate-smart investments.”
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The voluntary carbon and nature markets are booming. Billions are pouring in. Conferences buzz with talk of “natural capital,” "nature-based solutions", “ecosystem services,” and “climate-smart investments.”
May 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🤠 Carbon Colonialism: The New Wild West of Nature Markets 🤠
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The voluntary carbon and nature markets are booming. Billions are pouring in. Conferences buzz with talk of “natural capital,” "nature-based solutions", “ecosystem services,” and “climate-smart investments.”
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The voluntary carbon and nature markets are booming. Billions are pouring in. Conferences buzz with talk of “natural capital,” "nature-based solutions", “ecosystem services,” and “climate-smart investments.”
Hawthorn and bluebells
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hawthorn and bluebells
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"Shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) is likely within the next 20-30 years, unless actions are taken to reduce global warming – in contradiction to conclusions of IPCC." 😬🥵🥶
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist
Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) is likely within the next 20-30 years, unless actions are taken to reduce global warming – in contradiction to conclusions of IPCC." 😬🥵🥶
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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James @herdyshepherd.bsky.social Rebanks: Labour claims of record support for farming ‘categorically untrue’
Labour claims of record support for farming ‘categorically untrue’
James Rebanks, the bestselling Lake District writer and shepherd, says farms are receiving a third less in real terms than in 2016
www.thetimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
James @herdyshepherd.bsky.social Rebanks: Labour claims of record support for farming ‘categorically untrue’
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It's Trump's fossil-fascist empire vs. an increasingly angry and vindictive Gaia, and we all know where the true power lies.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's Trump's fossil-fascist empire vs. an increasingly angry and vindictive Gaia, and we all know where the true power lies.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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@sjuggins.bsky.social Hi Sarah👋🏻
Starter pack of farming and farming-adjacent accounts here to get you going go.bsky.app/DyE1Xt8
Starter pack of farming and farming-adjacent accounts here to get you going go.bsky.app/DyE1Xt8
December 2, 2024 at 12:48 PM
@sjuggins.bsky.social Hi Sarah👋🏻
Starter pack of farming and farming-adjacent accounts here to get you going go.bsky.app/DyE1Xt8
Starter pack of farming and farming-adjacent accounts here to get you going go.bsky.app/DyE1Xt8
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1. The one benefit of Brexit was a new farm subsidy system, that would pay for public goods such as ecological restoration. But now the government has frozen the new grants, while swiftly cutting off the old ones, leaving farmers high and dry. It's deeply unfair and highly destructive. 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM
1. The one benefit of Brexit was a new farm subsidy system, that would pay for public goods such as ecological restoration. But now the government has frozen the new grants, while swiftly cutting off the old ones, leaving farmers high and dry. It's deeply unfair and highly destructive. 🧵
Upland farming in the Dyfi Valley, North Wales. Will these types of farms survive in the future?
A life of hard work on the hills of a Welsh valley – photo essay
Photographic reportage exploring the traditions, life and history of upland farmers in Wales, and the modern forces that threaten their generational way of life
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Upland farming in the Dyfi Valley, North Wales. Will these types of farms survive in the future?
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www.theguardian.com/environment/... Extreme weather are wreaking havoc on farm incomes, and unfair trade deals undercut UK farmers. We need fairer prices & proper support for the public goods we deliver - like flood defences & habitats. Food security and protecting nature go hand in hand
Farm income falls in England after extreme weather and subsidy cuts
Defra data shows lower income for most farm types but small boost from payments for nature-friendly schemes
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:40 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Extreme weather are wreaking havoc on farm incomes, and unfair trade deals undercut UK farmers. We need fairer prices & proper support for the public goods we deliver - like flood defences & habitats. Food security and protecting nature go hand in hand
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theconversation.com/farm-inherit...
Alex Heffron with a more nuanced take on farm IHT than the content currently circulating.
Alex Heffron with a more nuanced take on farm IHT than the content currently circulating.
Farm inheritance tax: farmers cannot go green if they are in the red
If British farms are less competitive then food production will simply shift elsewhere.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:03 PM
theconversation.com/farm-inherit...
Alex Heffron with a more nuanced take on farm IHT than the content currently circulating.
Alex Heffron with a more nuanced take on farm IHT than the content currently circulating.
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Sacred Cow (film): The Nutritional, Environmental, and Ethical Case for Better Meat
Directed and Produced by Diana Rodgers, RD
Narrated by #NickOfferman (@nickofferman.bsky.social)
#RegenerativeAgriculture #RegenerativeFarming #RegenAg
#SustainableAgriculture
#Nutrition
#Environment
#Ethical
Directed and Produced by Diana Rodgers, RD
Narrated by #NickOfferman (@nickofferman.bsky.social)
#RegenerativeAgriculture #RegenerativeFarming #RegenAg
#SustainableAgriculture
#Nutrition
#Environment
#Ethical
Sacred Cow Film - Official Version
The world is overwhelmed when choosing what to eat. Sacred Cow probes the fundamental moral, environmental and nutritional quandaries we face in raising and eating animals. Focusing on the largest and perhaps most maligned of farmed animals, the cow. Directed and Produced by Diana Rodgers Narrated by Nick Offerman
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November 25, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Sacred Cow (film): The Nutritional, Environmental, and Ethical Case for Better Meat
Directed and Produced by Diana Rodgers, RD
Narrated by #NickOfferman (@nickofferman.bsky.social)
#RegenerativeAgriculture #RegenerativeFarming #RegenAg
#SustainableAgriculture
#Nutrition
#Environment
#Ethical
Directed and Produced by Diana Rodgers, RD
Narrated by #NickOfferman (@nickofferman.bsky.social)
#RegenerativeAgriculture #RegenerativeFarming #RegenAg
#SustainableAgriculture
#Nutrition
#Environment
#Ethical
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New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland.
The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.
The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.
November 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM
New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland.
The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.
The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.
Brass monkeys out there this morning
November 22, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Brass monkeys out there this morning
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Farmers' anger is about much more than tax www.thetimes.co.uk/article/236f...
Farmers’ anger is about much more than tax
The countryside is paying a high price to get a meagre return and a dismissive government risks losing its trust for ever
www.thetimes.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Farmers' anger is about much more than tax www.thetimes.co.uk/article/236f...
My quiet protest in the country lanes of my home farm. Standing shoulder to shoulder with all the farmers in London today
#wejustwanttofeedyou
#wejustwanttofeedyou
November 19, 2024 at 11:12 AM
My quiet protest in the country lanes of my home farm. Standing shoulder to shoulder with all the farmers in London today
#wejustwanttofeedyou
#wejustwanttofeedyou
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Citizens and farmers alike struggle in a system where multinational corporations profit from cheap, unhealthy ultra-processed food and unfair supply chains. Fixing food through better, joined-up food policy could mean a fairer deal for farmers, healthy food for all, and a healthier planet to boot.
November 18, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Citizens and farmers alike struggle in a system where multinational corporations profit from cheap, unhealthy ultra-processed food and unfair supply chains. Fixing food through better, joined-up food policy could mean a fairer deal for farmers, healthy food for all, and a healthier planet to boot.
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How do we move focus from individual behavioural change to building a world where healthy&sustainable diets are the easy choice regardless of location/ income/cultural factors?Hear Lauren Leak-Smith & Ed Whincup discuss this &more in our webinar next Wednesday (20/11)👉 tinyurl.com/zfcdzs7c
‘World building’ and ‘behaviour change’ - how to make sustainable diets easy - AFN Network+
There’s a growing recognition that our environment is the main driver of dietary habits. How do we build a world where healthy and sustainable diets are the easy and normal choice for everyone, regard...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:27 AM
How do we move focus from individual behavioural change to building a world where healthy&sustainable diets are the easy choice regardless of location/ income/cultural factors?Hear Lauren Leak-Smith & Ed Whincup discuss this &more in our webinar next Wednesday (20/11)👉 tinyurl.com/zfcdzs7c
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This is what happens when Jeremy Clerkson and Gareth Wynn Jones are your most high-profile spokespeople. Farmers deserve better.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Far-right groups plan to hijack farmers’ protest in London against tax changes
Extremists including Tommy Robinson associates latch on to event but organisers say they want it to be nonpolitical
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:28 PM
This is what happens when Jeremy Clerkson and Gareth Wynn Jones are your most high-profile spokespeople. Farmers deserve better.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ahh afternoon tea time on Friday 🫖☕️
Good to remember that the entire annual £2.5bn Defra farming budget represents only 4.66 days of NHS spending.
So if you had started spending it on the NHS instead of farming at midnight on Sunday, it would have just run out.
Good to remember that the entire annual £2.5bn Defra farming budget represents only 4.66 days of NHS spending.
So if you had started spending it on the NHS instead of farming at midnight on Sunday, it would have just run out.
November 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Ahh afternoon tea time on Friday 🫖☕️
Good to remember that the entire annual £2.5bn Defra farming budget represents only 4.66 days of NHS spending.
So if you had started spending it on the NHS instead of farming at midnight on Sunday, it would have just run out.
Good to remember that the entire annual £2.5bn Defra farming budget represents only 4.66 days of NHS spending.
So if you had started spending it on the NHS instead of farming at midnight on Sunday, it would have just run out.
If you like sheep, sea and collie dawgs, Jo is a good one to follow
November 16, 2024 at 2:16 PM
If you like sheep, sea and collie dawgs, Jo is a good one to follow
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This is an important thing - I highly recommend reading it, especially if you're a bit confused about why farmers are giving up their time & money on Tuesday to go to London (or Orkney Mart up here)
If you love nature, read why farmers who want to farm for nature PLUS food are being turned away
If you love nature, read why farmers who want to farm for nature PLUS food are being turned away
November 16, 2024 at 5:30 AM
This is an important thing - I highly recommend reading it, especially if you're a bit confused about why farmers are giving up their time & money on Tuesday to go to London (or Orkney Mart up here)
If you love nature, read why farmers who want to farm for nature PLUS food are being turned away
If you love nature, read why farmers who want to farm for nature PLUS food are being turned away