Derek Armstrong

From the field of the High King to MK via Rakino - all views my very own.

[Ruminant Health & Welfare @ruminanthw]

TODAY we have launched a NEW #UKDairyWelfare23 for the next 5 years.
The strategy is designed to help the industry show progress in animal welfare by 2028.
We are pleased to have more than 50 organisations supporting the strategy across the dairy supply chain.

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@GWMORA_UK Only a taste of what you will see when you take your Funky Cat on a Glens of Antrim Road Trip. Why not take in the Titanic museum as well 🙃

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@clarebridge7 Still behind a 📷

[Dov Forman @DovForman]

Lily Ebert MBE

It was so humbling to see my incredible, 99 year old, great grandmother receive her MBE today, at Windsor Castle, from His Majesty The King.

Lily said to the King: “I was in the hell, Auschwitz. How special it is to be here today, with The King, in the Palace!”

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

People aren’t dying because NHS staff are striking.

NHS staff are striking because people are dying.

Please RT if you get that.

[Jess Morgan @drjessmorgan_]

2 yrs ago today,

my daughter had open heart surgery.

She was 5.

As a paediatrician, I felt helpless

As a mum, I was terrified.

One thing happened that day, one thing the anaesthetic team did that I will never forget... 👇🧵

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@culturaltutor https://t.co/BYVmyeLfwJ Uniformitcan still be beautiful

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@MacVetLtd Some recent research in mice has shown that microbiome transplants between old and young mice reverse or accelerate aging respectively; that may well explain something of your struggle. It is possible that as you get older, you worry more about: punctuation, microbiomes, semi-col

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Please RT this NYE message NOW for ALL NHS staff and leave them a message. It is tough times for staff. If we can improve it for them, we can make it better too for patients. Please encourage people to follow and support us today. And thank you Vicky McClure for this kindness.

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@Oxtale A French foitball fan? No, never. Use a coffee steamer to make a hot chocolate. 2 sections dark chocolate orange plus one or two sections of 70% dark chocolate to taste ... in full fat dairy milk 🥛 of course... 🎄🐄

[Richard Stafford @rsstafford]

Great to spend some time with my Dad doing something we both enjoy. It's not often Killykeen looks like this and it has got increasingly magical over the past week as temps continue to drop #cavan #hiddenheartlands

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@Oxtale Dr. Jackson, I presume. Congratulations, fantastic effort.

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@ranchersdottir How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm https://t.co/w5mjYsxQIX via @YouTube

[Duncan Berkshire @duncanberkshire]

Day 9: local butchers are excellent places to buy your meat, and more than happy to tell you where it is from - ask them and help support British livestock farmers 🇬🇧🐖🐂🐑🦃

>100 ❤️ and £10 goes to farming charities 👍 RT away...

#BiteIntoBritish #BackBritishFarming

[Duncan Berkshire @duncanberkshire]

Day 5: local markets are often a great way to get fresh produce and you can ask about where it all came from 👍 whatever type of market it is, help support 🇬🇧 agriculture by asking 😊

>100 ❤️ and £10 goes to farming charities 👍 RT away...

#BiteIntoBritish #BackBritishFarming

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@tierney1981_t @BainbridgeFarms When did farming become pharming........

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

MP pay 2010 £65k

MP pay 2022 £84.1k

28% rise & real terms rise of over £4k

same period nurses pay down 8% against inflation with real terms pay cut of £3k

RT if you think MPs telling nurses they don’t deserve a rise are taking the piss

#EnoughIsEnough

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@sheepfarmer782 Fly to Queenstown, then back to Christchurch to fly to Auckland. Could visit Wanaka and/or Milford Sound. Did a bus tour of South Island 30 years ago and it was great - compare price of hire car and accommodation with cost of a bus trip that will cover your travel/accommo

[Derek Armstrong @jderekarmstrong]

@sheepfarmer782 Have found Korean Air great and great prices. Among the fastest to AKL. Return flight includes an overnight in a hotel which actually works very well as you get a good nights sleep which helps minimise jet lag. 2 weeks is a minimum could do Rotorua thermal' highlights then fly