United Kingdom Farm Tour-Regenerative Ag
Ian Pigott farms in the United Kingdom and is a member of the Global Farmer Network. Here, he shows us the regenerative agricultural practices on his farm. In...
Ian Pigott
Regenerative Agriculture as an Agent of Positive Change
I recognized the blackgrass was becoming a greater and greater challenge.
It infected our wheat fields every year, always doing more damage and hurting our yiel...
Agriculture Holds the Key to Addressing Climate Change
Activist teenager Greta Thunberg scolded heads of state last month at a United Nations Summit in New York for failing to confront climate change: "How dare you!...
Meeting The Brexit Challenge By Opening Our Farm Gates And Telling Our Story
Close to 300,000 visitors will descend onBritish farms on June 9.I dreamed upOpen Farm Sunday(OFS)some 14 years ago.Itspurposeis to build trust and bust...
Farmers separate wheat from chaff in more ways than one
Farming is a full time profession, yet many Global Farmer Network members have their hands quite full with a variety of other activities as well. Including 201...
UK Farmer Provides Opportunities "Where Learning Comes To Life"
Thrales End Farmis just about 20 miles north of London.Itis where Ian Pigott the2014 Kleckner Awardrecipient and hisfamily have farmedforquite some tim...
Its Time to Reject the Hysteria and Embrace the Science
Contrary to many sensationalist newspaper headlines, the worlds leading weedkiller doesnt cause cancer in people.
Thats the conclusion of the European Che...
Farmers, We Must Take It To The Public
When Norman Borlaug died five years ago, he uttered his famous last words: Take it to the farmers.
Thats good advice, but Ive spent a lot of my time doin...
Science Helps Mark Lynas Change His Mind
There is nothing that an intellectual less likes to change than his mind, or a politician his policy, says the British writer Theodore Dalrymple.
Mark Lyna...
Ian Pigott
Farmer, Harpenden, United Kingdom
Ian Pigott runs a diversified farming business in Harpenden, UK. Located just 20 miles from the centre of London, he grows wheat, oilseed, rape and oats in rotation. The farm is a LEAF (linking environment and farming) demonstration farm. Ian is a Global Farmer Network member.