Kintaline Farm

24 acres Argyll, Me (she) creating living larders - permaculture and RegenAg principles, currently fallow & feral, abundant in natural diversity. Food=medicine

[Tim Farron @timfarron]

Upland farmers who farm on common land have found themselves excluded from future agri-environment schemes because the computer software prevents their applications.

This is a disaster for hill farmers, our environment, and our tourism economy.

I'm fighting to get this fixed.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

First time I’ve managed herbal ley from new. This field has very shallow soil. Lots didn’t take initially so have grazed it three times since autumn. A total of 18 days with 350 sheep. It’s not rocket science, it’s just moving sheep. But it’s seems like a miracle. Very proud.

[Lesley Riddoch @LesleyRiddoch]

Too many deer - part of double bill with Scotland's Missing Forests at Larick Centre Tayport today Sunday 2pm.
Extra topical given Ferret research which shows 1 million deer in Scotland - 12 times govt maximum for natural woodland regeneration.
https://t.co/0twOC7Cqw9

[Kintaline Farm @KintalineFarm]

@herdyshepherd1 Are you sharing content elsewhere? So missing your insights. 💚 would LOVE to see a blog from you ALL.

[Megan @FavColour_Green]

Use number #67 of hedgelaying brash:
Tree guards-
Confuse the deer, protect the young apple trees

So far, it seems to be working a treat

[Sheep In Stitches @sheepinstitches]

Started lambing today. This ewe was carrying triplets but 2 were dead, tiny and rotten. Nearly 40 ewes were scanned with rotten lambs in them, probably because someone let their dog chase the flock when they were in mid pregnancy. One irresponsible action, up to 80 dead lambs.

[cat frampton @cat_frampton]

Obviously I am a bit weird about this by now but…

Peat map of doom klaxon!! In the new land use framework

@EmmaforWycombe fyi

The peat map is rubbish and SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ANY GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING.

Due to it not knowing what’s peat and what’s not, and all that…

[Ben Goldsmith @BenGoldsmith]

'We're not getting rid of the water fast enough'

I cannot emphasise enough how insane it is to spend barrels of public money pumping water out of a *wetland*.

We are draining an ecological treasure to protect some of the crappest farmland in England.

https://t.co/HB4vVAfflZ

[Kintaline Farm @KintalineFarm]

@sweenyness They have been incompetent for decades. Took over £300k from Argyll, promised to be ring fenced and nothing ever came back.

[Kintaline Farm @KintalineFarm]

@HawHillFarm Thanks.that was meant for James, but got mislaid 🌞💚💚, but interested in everyone's😉

[Kintaline Farm @KintalineFarm]

@SkylarSkye3 @GSGB01 He isn't a farmer.

[Kintaline Farm @KintalineFarm]

@piersmorgan You clearly DON'T respect trans people nor even care to understand their life, journey nor place in our complex society. Selfish as ever

[The Green Dragon Tavern @greendragonhq]

@realDonaldTrump REMINDER: We have no idea how big or how small this storm will be because Donald Trump cancelled NOAA funding.

Over 40% of our nations weather balloons are non operational because of him.

[Tim Elmhirst 🚜🏍️🚚⛵️🏖️🌞🌻🌲 @1901gennelm]

Can anyone tell me who is growing Sugar Cane in the UK ? 😂😂
Putting a Union Jack on Cane Sugar is stretching it a bit me thinks ?

[James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1]

A relatively small harvest (yes mining) is taken, from a finite overall pool of nutrients… but in a system that makes the amount of available nutrients massively higher, likely enough for decades or generations

And with a small amount of return from say bought minerals or crop

[James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1]

Some questioning of this…

Firstly I said grass math
Not cropping math

And secondly the science is cool on this stuff…

[Kintaline Farm @KintalineFarm]

Bon Voyage 2025
Bienvenue 2026
looking forward to welcoming guests from all over the globe to share the wonderful West Coast of Scotland throughout the coming year.
wishing everyone a fabulous time 🪅🥳🌞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚

[James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1]

Healthy soil is amazing

Our job is to feed it with photosynthesis and bring it to life so it can cycle soil reserve nutrients and make them ‘plant available’

The beautiful cows are just how we do it - if you’ve better soil than this post it

And I’ll hang on your every word

[Kintaline Farm @KintalineFarm]

@Snohrap @TrooperSnooks @1901gennelm @benpattinson1 @herdyshepherd1 I have a huge blackthorn patch that fail to provide their required harvest.
As much as it pains me. I am sore tempted to rip them all out