Tim Downes
@clovermad
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Organic dairy farmer. Views and views of fields my own!
Heart of England
Joined June 2009
Hi @weareopenreach your broadband contractors burst our mains pipe. Please drop me a DM to sort the bill out. Thanks Tim #waterleak
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We are delighted to announce our new President, Allan Wilkinson, Head of Agrifoods @HSBC_UK. Allan is a dairy farmer's son, and this, along with his banking experience, makes him an excellent fit for our organisation. Thanks must go to our outgoing President, Lord Ewen Cameron.
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📢 Sophie Gregory @sophieaplin, an organic dairy farmer based in Dorset, is our next 2024 #NuffieldFarming Scholar. 🐄 Sophie will study "What is the future for organic farming?". Generously supported by The @trehanetrust. #teamdairy #organicfarming
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We are pleased to welcome @robertcraigCHF as our new Chairman, taking over from @WastenageFarms at today's AGM. @clovermad has stepped up to Vice Chair. Thanks to Di for all her work & commitment during her tenure, and we look forward to working with Robert and Tim. #teamdairy
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I know that a lot of #Organic dairy farmers are really struggling at the moment. If you are one of those farmers and need a lift or if you are one of our customers who is thinking about buying organic dairy but not sure what organic means, please sit down and take the time to
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So looking forward to having Becky Wilson on farm for @clovermad last meeting as an SDF. There’s a wealth of opportunities to take advantage of, join us for the discussion on 17th August https://t.co/6pCkwPzBl7
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Excellent career opportunity. We are recruiting a herd manager to join us at Longnor in Shropshire. The job entails managing and progressing the 300 cow organic dairy herd. Modern milking parlour, with regular time off. Poss equity in business, 3 bed house. Please retweet
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Spotted the hat, keeping the sun off. Can't wait for the events this year.
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1 week to go until @downtoearthuk_ South! Visit us to learn about the range of molasses based feeds & fertilisers which can be used to increase efficiency, enhance natural processes & deliver sustainable results. https://t.co/sLdK18hGnv @EDFMan_Agronomy #dte23
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The Scottish farming community have been huge supporters of P4P. Everyone at P4P is incredibly thankful to have you on our side, thank you for the continued kind messages of support ✊🇬🇧❤️🇺🇦 👇👇👇👇
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Spotted the hat, keeping the sun off. Can't wait for the events this year.
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Finally. Having changed the grazing regime 2016 to allow some rough areas to develop, with @Ruralpay support, we have our first curlew nest in 25 years. Yes!!
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Had to walk a long way to find standing water. Soil seems to be absorbing some of our rainfall, trying to keep hold of it as local farmer said could be another drought this year!!
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TB from a farmer… I will no doubt get some hate for this but i’m past caring. We rear cattle to the best of our ability with health and welfare a paramount.Friday/Monday was our 6 month TB test. We are in a hotspot, it’s been found in the wildlife and it’s in cattle around us /1
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Evening row with @kiteconsulting Paul last night. Hard going and cold with a good determined crew. "Living the dream" as some would say @1GarethWynJones
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Great opportunity to hear an interesting panel discuss farming issues raised by the audience #FWquestiontime , great evening @FWAbiKay @johanntasker thanks to @agricontract @Mark_Spencer @vickihird and prof Michael Lee
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