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Richard Boldan

@rboldan.bsky.social

A lifetime in agriculture. Now an agronomist, working from the ground up to help farmers implement sustainable practices. Based in the East Yorkshire foothills. Usually soil adjacent.

279 Followers  |  156 Following  |  134 Posts  |  Joined: 16.11.2024  |  1.7457

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08.02.2026 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle in 2.
First time. 😎

03.02.2026 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:

β€œGlobal Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)

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Livestock integration with arable.
Sheep grazing wheat

07.01.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In other news:
The moon looks unusually big tonight.
I blame the WEF.

03.01.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.

But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...

03.01.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1454    πŸ” 637    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 68

Packing away the Christmas lights in an orderly fashion so they aren't tangled up when we set them up next year.

As if.

03.01.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are more living organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on earth.

31.12.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NadlΓΆb. An elongated, galvanised steel effect, planter with loop handles at each end.

30.12.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's time.

24.12.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Covfefe?

24.12.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The year in agronomy. Some variety.

21.12.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that a Hockney?

20.12.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The drains on that road must be blocked.

20.12.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A yellow rust special edition

18.12.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest instalment of our popular series:
Four pics from the year in agronomy

18.12.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A spot of shameless self promotion

16.12.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bonus content

15.12.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

20th of August. Oilseed rape wasn't germinating.

15.12.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That seems like a long time ago.

15.12.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Another 4 pics from the year in agronomy

15.12.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Just had a power cut for about 45 minutes.

Fork handles.

09.12.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need this. Thank god its on here.
Just left the other place. It hadn't popped up in my TL on there for months.

09.12.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It has been a good year for English Partridge breeding. This covey has lived in and around our garden since they were chicks in June

08.12.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4 more

06.12.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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More pics from a year in agronomy

06.12.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

2) 4 more photos from a year in agronomy

25.11.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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4 random photos from the year in agronomy

24.11.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Healthy soils = healthier crops is more accurate.
Improved resilience.

21.11.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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