As a farmer, Mike Donovan had an enthusiasm for low cost, low impact farming which he believed was generally ignored by advisors and their clients. Having been in publishing he decided to crate a format for like-thinking people. It has many attributes of a good club. No rule book, no committees, no "members must", but instead a magazine which many claim to read from cover to cover!
Many consultants advise 'scaling up' to spread the costs over a bigger acreage. Investment for the future with bigger, new machinery. The Practical Farm Ideas community recognises the benefit of doing it differently.
You can download the subject indexes from the Home page, and you'll be amazed at the articles we have produced over the years. If you want to join, make informal contact mike@farmideas.co.uk
Many organisations - colleges, companies as well as farm consultants could utilise it for the benefit of their members.
Donations from our community members help us to keep producing high-quality, independent content. This leads to advice which is worth £thousands in some instances. Some readers want to donate and express their thanks, which helps the whole project thrive.