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Sarah Shuffell

@sarahshuffell.bsky.social
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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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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Successive governments' failure to ensure our food supply is secure goes beyond complacency and into outright denial. This is not a game. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain's scorched fields mean a food crisis – and the government is ignoring the one measure that would help | George Monbiot
This summer’s extreme weather and wars in Iran and Ukraine have made our need for food stockpiles more pressing than ever, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The Iranian regime takes brutality to a whole new level. It will commit any atrocity to maintain its hold on power. The citizens confronting it are among the bravest in the world.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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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Herdwick Sheep @herdwicksheep.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
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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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...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
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/...
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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’
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Hawthorn and bluebells
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Rob Percival @rob-percival.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
"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/...
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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
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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.co.uk · 22/01/2025
James @herdyshepherd.bsky.social Rebanks: Labour claims of record support for farming ‘categorically untrue’
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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
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Rob Percival @rob-percival.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
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/...
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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
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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.co.uk · 02/12/2024
@sjuggins.bsky.social Hi Sarah👋🏻 Starter pack of farming and farming-adjacent accounts here to get you going go.bsky.app/DyE1Xt8
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
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. 🧵
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Upland farming in the Dyfi Valley, North Wales. Will these types of farms survive in the future?
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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
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Martin Lines @linesmartin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
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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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
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Tom Carter-Brookes @tom-cb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
theconversation.com/farm-inherit... Alex Heffron with a more nuanced take on farm IHT than the content currently circulating.
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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.
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The Slow Farming Company @slowfarming.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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
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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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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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.
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Brass monkeys out there this morning
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John Pawsey ☀️ @hanslope.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Farmers' anger is about much more than tax www.thetimes.co.uk/article/236f...
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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
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
My quiet protest in the country lanes of my home farm. Standing shoulder to shoulder with all the farmers in London today #wejustwanttofeedyou
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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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Root and Reason @rootandreason.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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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‘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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Rob Percival @rob-percival.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This is what happens when Jeremy Clerkson and Gareth Wynn Jones are your most high-profile spokespeople. Farmers deserve better. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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
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Tom Clarke 🇺🇦🌻 @tom-clarke.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
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.
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
If you like sheep, sea and collie dawgs, Jo is a good one to follow
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OrkneyBoreray @orkneyboreray.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
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
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 14/11/2024
We’ve put a lot of work into making Bluesky a healthier social network. This app is designed to give you a choice — in what you want to see, what you don’t want to see, and how you want to interact. Some tips on how to customize your experience:
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Look who just rocked up!
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
“Land is worth a lot because of wealthy individuals gaming the system, but it shouldn’t be farmers—particularly those committed to nature friendly farming—who end up paying the price for this” @uksustain www.sustainweb.org/blogs/nov24-...
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Inheritance Tax: What the new rules mean for farmers | Sustain
In the light of mounting farmer frustration over changes to farmland and business tax relief, could the government use this moment to reshape policies that truly support nature friendly farmers?
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Sarah Shuffell @sarahshuffell.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
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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