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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Also known as being a contrary madam and refusing to be told what to do 🤣🤣

Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Walking our bulls off the conservation grazing job they’ve been on for a couple of months - off to fill their bellies on deferred grass.

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I’m at the #NorthernRootsForum in Tallinn this week - what an incredible venue, line up of speakers and programme for the next couple of days 😃

Joel Williams presenting on the main stage at the conference

A slide setting out the six regenerative principles of understanding context, minimise soil disturbance, maximise crop diversity, keeping the soil covered, maintain living roots and integrate livestock.

Tallinn old town square at night after a light snow fall

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Walking along the lane past #TheWeeMob with the dog today and some of the younger cattle came to say hello 👋

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

A little dawn wander down the road this morning for our Angus group (including bonus Dilly Bean at the back!!)

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We’ve had some challenging weather over the last couple of weeks, but the cattle have been thriving! The big thaw started overnight, looking forward to an easier week ahead… 🌱

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Took Corrie out for her first full day beating today -hunted (+ even pointed ❤️) beautifully, still on the longline to ensure a solid recall. I love beaters wagons - 20 dogs in here & not one grumble, bark, growl or snipe - all beautifully behaved & keen to do the jobs they were bred & trained for

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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.co.uk · 03/01/2025

Next month, Thursday 6 February: Rootstock, a future farming conference for the South West. Looking forward to speakers including Minette Batters, Hodmedods' Josiah Meldrum, @howemill.bsky.social, @jamesgyke.bsky.social, @no1farmerjake.bsky.social rootstock.ag #Agroecology #Devon #Cornwall

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Rootstock - Rootstock

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Lovely late winter sun. Temp is almost in double digits, which is weird and not very festive…but enjoying some down time though. Hope you all have a lovely festive time Bluesky pals! 🎄

Low winter sun viewed through bare winter birch trees

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

A windy morning for the Angus micro mob! Fresh bite, and they can tuck into the treeline if they need to for shelter so they should be absolutely fine as this weather blows through 🌱

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Ooft! Bit of a day - woke up to unexpected snow, headed out to find the cows not being where they were meant to be, a vet visit for an injured leg on our only remaining gallloway cow and then half the herd got out again this evening in the dark 🤦🏼‍♀️

Snowy field in the dark with a cow walking away in the dark

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

What a braw day it was yesterday 🤩 With around 6.5 hours daylight at this time of year, I make a real effort on desk based days to get out for some afternoon winter sun ☀️ A great mental reset 🧘🏼‍♀️

Winter sun coming through old birch trees, there is a dog in the middle ground looking towards the camera

Frosty, sloping field in the foreground with a view across wooded valley and rolling hills.

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Water coming off the hill nice and clear. Permanent pasture delivering the goods after snow and rain 🌱🌱

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Over the moon and beyond elated that both our herds scanned at 100% in calf yesterday 😃 Here’s hoping for an easy(ish) winter weather wise so we can cruise through to spring 🌱

A vest is pregnancy testing a cow in a cow crush, whilst two men stand next to the vent to review the results with him.

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Great day today with Pasture For Life at the Moredun event: The role of livestock in future food security. A privilege to represent grass fed systems and talk about what we do with HRH The Princess Royal. Thank you @pjskuce.bsky.social for the invitation

Seven people stand in a line - including the poster of this photograph who is third in from the left.

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

With ongoing calls to reduce meat & dairy consumption, important to remember different production systems deliver really high levels of efficiency given that people can’t eat grass & that grass fed systems deliver beneficial health outcomes for people👇 www.pastureforlife.org/research/re-...

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Re-thinking efficiency and the future role of ruminants - Pasture for Life - Certified 100% grass-fed meat, milk and dairy

There is no doubt that food systems and the agricultural sector need to operate within “planetary boundaries” to meet urgent obligations for carbon neutrality, restoration of biodiversity and global f...

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Our little Angus group have been doing really well this week in the snow - the melt is on, and they were enjoying some shelter from the wind this morning in the trees 🌳 🐂🌳 #CowsInTrees

A small group of black cattle graze to g grass next to and among winter bare birch trees. There are some patches of snow on the ground.

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

In Gloucestershire today and having driven a ten mile stretch this morning the difference between pasture run off 💧 and cultivated run off 🟤 was so so stark. Calls for reduced livestock numbers and a need to create more resilient farms are becoming increasingly incompatible 1/2

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

What a joy to be listed alongside some legends!! Thank you 🙏🏼

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I’m in Edinburgh this week then heading to Somerset for the LandAlive conference - quick check on our wee Angus group before I left home! ❄️

A snowy scene, looking over a fence into woods, with a small cow in the distance poking its head over a gorse bush.

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Cracking on with some winter routine Canada style here in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - no bales yet! #StockpileGrazing #DeferredGrazing

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Absolutely love these boys. Short, solid lads who are thriving on nowt but grass 🌱

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Nothing better than seeing all these orders coming in for our 100% pasture-fed beef!! 🌱🥩 It is SUCH a privilege to do this - to manage land with cattle and produce highly nutritious food for folk 🐂 grampiangraziers.co.uk/store-ObrzV

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

100% Pasture Fed Beef availability updated on the website!! Limited boxes left after pre-orders: order your festive beef now 🥩 www.grampiangraziers.co.uk/store-ObrzV

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Online Shop — GrampianGraziers

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

If cows look like this when I go to move them, then I’m happy. If they are desperate to move and stressed they are not putting energy into laying down fat or making milk. Outwintering requires fat, content cows. #CowsInTrees

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

The dung beetles are alive and well in this little corner of Aberdeenshire 🪲 Now the 🪱 and 🦠 are hard at work, turning this 💩 into plant available nutrients 🌱

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

We have some of our wonderful 100% pasture fed beef available in the next couple of weeks - pre-orders are now open on our website for nationwide delivery! www.grampiangraziers.co.uk/store-ObrzV

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Online Shop — GrampianGraziers

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

After moving #TheWeeMob Yeaterday I spotted this lovely toad crawling through the residuals. Tall grass creates lots of cover and habitat for a range of grassland species, including amphibians! 🐸 (Although they would usually be heading into hibernation at this time of year 🫤)

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Such a great day yesterday hosting Rob Havard - we talked about functional cows, decision making for herd development and profitability. Lunch and dinner were amazing thanks to local chef team from Lethan Croft… And Dilly made sure she visited everyone for a cuddle 🙊

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Really great trip to Ireland 🇮🇪 Thanks so much to NOTS for inviting me over to speak and to the amazing community of farmers and growers who made me feel so welcome this week 🙏🏼

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Nice spot for loading a couple of Shetland steers from the field this morning. Beef incoming…

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 29/10/2024

@howemill.bsky.social are new here but are a reliable voice, doing solid work with mob grazing, a gentle #regenerative technique which keeps #livestock on the move, developing better habitats for biodiversity and carbon sink. Featured briefly in this article: www.thenational.scot/culture/2431...

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Ruth Watson: Exhibitions can spark questions around equality issues in farming

THERE is a remarkable energy around agriculture, food, and drink right now. Across Scotland, growers and producers are increasingly coming together…

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Stunning morning to move our micro Angus mob…autumn being kind to us up here so far🤞

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

It’s that time of year when lots of cattle head indoors, with only ours and a small group of our neighbour’s kept out over winter in this valley. So from now on, dung dwellers start to struggle for habitat & food. Particularly where it’s still mild so they are still active 🪲

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Karen went straight to this alder when they got let into their new paddock #CowsInTrees

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Root and Reason @rootandreason.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

AFN Champion Charlotte Wheeler starts her Winter Webinar series on 28/10 with 'Agroforestry Research &the REFOREST Project' where we'll hear about agroforestry's potential contribution to net zero, its knowledge infrastructure &recent evolution tinyurl.com/5bhdmzvb

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Winter Webinar: Agroforestry Research and the REFOREST Project

A deep-dive into the ReForest Project and an exploration of agroforestry's potential to contribute towards UK food system sustainability

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Quick lunchtime move for the boys across the wetland restoration area onto their new grazing paddock. What a lovely calm and well behaved bunch!

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Lovely scenes on the hill with the micro mob this morning…

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Howemill @howemill.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Lots of people suggesting I give this place another go…so here I am! #TheWeeMob had somehow managed to escape and cover over 1/2 mile ground…easy job to walk them back!

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