Stories
- Article
Soil health and dairy farming in the UK
Although healthy soil means more nutritious dairy products, modern intensive farming methods pollute and degrade the environment. However, a regenerative agriculture movement is kicking back against mainstream industrial farming.
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The white tears of Taranaki
Taranaki in Aotearoa, New Zealand, is home to the world’s largest dairy factory. Sarah Hopkinson questions the price paid by an area dominated by monoculture.
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Maria McKinney on ‘Sire’
All my grandparents were farmers; I grew up in the countryside surrounded by farms and helped neighbours herd sheep and cattle into the field. My body of work called ‘Sire’ looks at the genomics of modern cattle breeding.
- Podcast
Farmland
Fruit and vegetables link our hungry bodies to the world of plants. Yet many of us have little understanding of the farming industry and the impact that bringing crops to our plates has on the planet.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Farming Notes
William Cooper & Nephews LtdDate: 1899 - 1900Reference: WF/C/M/PB/15Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Pictures
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Farming: four farmyards. Engraving.
Reference: 493738i- Archives and manuscripts
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Farming account book
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: 1880-1889Reference: MS.6622Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Farming account book
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: 1863-1869Reference: MS.6619Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Farming account book
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: 1860-1862Reference: MS.6618Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital