Jeanette Fitzsimons asked this question in Parliament last week. It was heartening and it was to Dr Nick Smith, Minister of Climate Change Issues. Jeanette Fitzsimons: What plans does the Minister have to counter the misinformation repeatedly published in the rural papers, which has led many farmers to honestly believe that cows are carbon neutral andContinue Reading …
The shrinking sheep of Scotland
July 3, 2009
All over the world the news is breaking that on a rocky outpost 100 miles west of Scotland the sheep are shrinking. The island is called Hirta and the breed of sheep is Soay. They are the most primative domestic animal in Europe preserved unchanged from neolithic times. They are not farmed as the islandContinue Reading …
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