Meeting The Brexit Challenge By Opening Our Farm Gates And Telling Our Story
Close to 300,000 visitors will descend on British farms on June 9. I dreamed up Open Farm Sunday (OFS) some 14 years ago. Its purpose is to build trust and bust...
Ian Pigott
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 Farm is just about 20 miles north of London. It is where Ian Pigott the 2014 Kleckner Award recipient and his family have farmed for quite some tim...
It’s Time to Reject the Hysteria and Embrace the Science
Contrary to many sensationalist newspaper headlines, the world’s leading weedkiller doesn’t cause cancer in people. That’s 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.” That’s good advice, but I’ve 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.